hiding

No squirrels or birds out this morning. It's cloudy and it looks like rain. It;s like they are there but do not want to be seen. Maybe hiding from me. Maybe they are growing tired of this human sitting on the back porch watching them eat and go about their business. I would!

Do you ever have days like this? You are there but don't want to be seen? When I was a kid and didn't want to be seen, especially by my father. I would hide in my room and under the bed or the closet. Then I would try really hard to think of the good times I've had at my aunt Margo's house. She was kind enough to let me stay with her during the summer breaks. There were no kids at her house to play with but I actually enjoyed the quiet surroundings. When you have so many siblings (there were 7 of us) you are fortunate enough to have someone to play with but when you wanted to be alone, there was simply nowhere to hide.

But as I learned later when I became a christian. There is no way I could ever be alone. I learned that Jesus was always with me. He doesn't play hide and seek because he knows where you are going to hide. Cute.

Today I don't want to hide, like the squirrels. Today I would love to sit in my Fathers' lap. You know, like a little toddler, climb onto His lap, wrap my arms around Him and talk with Him. Do you ever have days like this?