Lessons from Lovable Lydia!

In a few more days, Lydia will be four! Here are a few lessons I've been learning from her.

1. She doesn't need much to be happy.

Lydia would much rather sit next to me on the couch than play with toys. She likes people more than things. She really doesn't play with toys much. A piece of string or a few stones are far more interesting. Wipes are the best!! I didn't know what to get her for her birthday! She doesn't need many material things to be happy. 

I don't either, I just don't always realize it!

2. She is happy in spite of what she can't do.

For a nearly four year old she can't understand much, communicate much, or do much, although she is learning more all the time. But she doesn't need to be the same as other kids to be happy. The other day I watched her playing with a skipping rope. She can't skip properly, once it got tangled up in her hearing aids and she nearly lost her balance a few times. But she had a great time doing it her own way!

 I want to learn from her--to not let my limitations keep me from having joy. I want to make the most of what I CAN do and not compare myself to others who can do it better.

3. She is friendly and loves people.

When I take her for a walk she says hello and waves to every face she sees. People have to be rude to ignore her! Once she's said 'Hello' she'll say 'goodbye'. A man walking his dog had to turn around about 5 times to say goodbye to Lydia because she called out to him so many times!! She makes people smile. 

I have a lot to learn from her--I hope she rubs off on me! I am shy and do not have her friendly nature.

4. When I pick her up, she sees things from a different perspective.

I was working in the kitchen and Lydia wanted me to pick her up. When I did, she noticed Joseph and Esther out the window, playing outside. She could see what was up on the bench and on the stove. Everything looks different when she's in my arms. 

There are a lot of things I don't understand in the Bible and about life. But one day, when I get to heaven, I'll see everything from God's perspective. Then everything will make sense. For now, I have to trust Him and remember that He sees what I cannot see.