AGAIN “…a child will lead them…” As I was enjoying my snow days, I had the immense pleasure to spend time with the Animated Devin “Champ” Adair, Jr. and the Illustratious Millicent Adair who is many times wise beyond her 5 years.
As I was speaking to Millicent’s mom on Friday morning (January 12), I heard Millicent excitedly exclaim, “I prayed to GOD for snow and it snowed. She then began to talk about how her prayer for SNOW was not just for her. In her discussion with the other kindergarten’s at her school, she realized that they all wanted to snow and that she prayed for SNOW for them too. I thought, how sweet.
Later that evening, Millicent came to my house for her personal “T” Time ( T=Tangey V, get it). She stayed overnight. We watched Word Party and Sing (4 times which will be a different post for another time). We had snacks, I cleaned the kitchen and we prepared for bed. We “slept in”. To her families horror, Millicent sleeps until 6-7 on the weekends, not the customary 8-9:30 that many dream of every Saturday and Sunday.
Millicent did wake up around 6:15, I was already up. I wake up early on the weekends as well and most of the time, I am out of the bed, doing some light housework, taking a drive pass the YMCA ( I am doing better), at the grocery store (too dangerous now) and working on lesson plans, grading papers or reading work-related email in order to complete some “additional tasks as assigned”.
I was faltering in all of my early Saturday morning rituals and tasks. I could not complete, let alone start on any of those with the exception of the grocery store. I did nothing, nothing because the “additional tasks as assigned” along with grading papers and creating lesson plans had become overwhelming as well as cleaning house and other chores and activities.
I thought that I was ready after the Christmas break to get back into the swing of things. I rested over the holiday. I did nothing work-related and very little as far as housework. Yet, when I returned to work, I did not feel rested at all. I began to say I need another break. I needed more time to get “it” right. The Christmas break was not enough. I was tired from “holidaying” (gatherings, all that food, sappy movies).
As we are laying in bed, Millicent and I, she wanted to know when I was “getting up”. I informed her that I was “up”. There was a slight discord. She stated that I was awake, but not “up”(You’re STILL in the bed). I informed Millicent that I know that I should already be out of the bed, cooking breakfast and cleaning house, but right now, I can’t do it. She stated that I should pray and ask GOD to help me and GOD WILL DO IT!!!
How does SHE KNOW that GOD WILL DO IT?!!!! She is ONLY a kindergarten. I then remembered that I heard Millicent so excitedly testify that she had prayed for snow and GOD DID IT!!!! HE ANSWERED HER PRAYER. SHE was ONLY GIVEN HER TESTIMONY in REMEMBERING THAT IT IS THE SNOW THAT WE KNOW ENJOY.
I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT SHE HAD SAID AND IT WAS EXTREMELY PROFOUND FOR ME AS I LAY AWAKE IN BED “EYES CLOSED AND HEAD UNDER THE COVER”. GOD WILL DO IT!!!!
GOD WILL DO IT!!!!! GOD WILL DO IT!!! Hearing that made me open my eyes, remove the covers and GET UP and OUT OF THE BED. IT WAS A REMINDER THAT NO MATTER HOW OVERWHELMING THINGS ARE OR HAVE BECOME, GOD HAS EQUIPPED ME TO STRIVE AND THRIVE. MILLICENT’S TESTIMONY, I PRAYED TO GOD FOR SNOW and IT DID…GOD WILL DO IT!!!!! HE GAVE HER MORE THAN WHAT SHE IMAGINED OR ASKED FOR. SHE WANTED A SNOW DAY, HE GAVE HER FIVE SNOW DAYS.
I TOO, LIKE MILLICENT ADAIR KNOW AND DECLARE GOD WILL DO IT!!!!! AND FOR THAT I BOLDLY DECLARE
“…Nothing will separate ME from the Love of GOD which is in CHRIST JESUS….”
Tangey V.
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