the gift of time.

      I am babysitting over night for 4 days straight this week. Me and 3 kids, and the amazing Olivia Edwards is over with us too!! If I have learned anything this week, it is that someone just BEING with you means the world. I find my greatest joys and pleasures in the gift of pure TIME with someone. Olivia has been such an amazing blessing to me, we have been hanging out together non-stop for the past 2 days, and it has been wonderful! We have not done anything EXCITING but just being able to spend time with her is the best. We have laughed so hard, watched really random stupid shows when the kids go to bed and we have been able to actually have real conversations.
     Not only did I see this awesome gift of time in the context of Olivia and I, but Cami, Charlie and Desi have been given that gift as well. We have all been hanging out being silly, building forts, creating a Mini amusement park, laughing, playing football, soccer, wii, and whatever else we can think of, but we are all together and there has been no complaints. They see and feel the love and the gift of time, and it's a glorious thing.
     I think I am now seeing what my mom and dad meant all of these years when they answered my question of " what do you want for christmas/your birthday??" with " I just want to spend time with you." It makes so much since. You want the people that you love to want to spend time with you. I honestly feel that the gift of time can cure a sloo of "sicknesses". Depression can be softened, tantrums can be stopped, insecurities can be turned into security and the feeling of not being loved can be feelings of PURE love.
     I feel that God feels the same way as I do. Spending time with Him, brings Him such joy. And it will bring us pure joy as well. God can and will cure our "sicknesses" just with time spent with him and in his word. So grab your Bible and get to digging for the perfect prescription for whatever sickness you have ( corny I know, but I think it works!).