Jesus and God...in the bathroom sink?

Matthew ran upstairs the other day yelling, I can't find them! Where are they, Mom? I can't find them! I automatically assumed he was trying to find his Buzz and Woody dolls and directed him downstairs, but he ignored me and directed his attention to the bathroom sink, where he claimed to find them...there they are...Jesus and God! I see Jesus and God! Of course, I am grinning from ear to ear...as my son has found Jesus and God in our bathroom sink! And it's been on my mind all week--Jesus and God in the bathroom sink. Isn't that just where they would want you to find them? When I think of all the places I look for Jesus and God--a Sunday sermon, a 9:30 Tuesday Bible Study, a counseling session, the latest Christian book that is all the rave--it seems so complicated. Don't get me wrong! Certainly, I can find Jesus and God in all of those places. But how often I forget how close they are to me. Sometimes, I can get so caught up in "scheduling" times with Jesus and God that I forget they long to be a part of the very simplest parts of my life. I forget that they are ALWAYS with me--with me when I am cooking for my family, when I toss a load of laundry in the washer, when I wait in the carpool line, when I say goodbye to a friend, when I brush my teeth at the bathroom sink. They are with me while I do those everyday tasks, longing for me to talk with them, build with them, dream with them, love with them. And I know this...in the deepest parts of my heart...but I get caught up in this world and forget. I get busy and schedule God into my day instead of living each moment KNOWING He is in it.

And I am so thankful for a little blond-headed boy who found Jesus and God in my bathroom sink.

Thank you God for the pure, simple understandings of children. I learn more about You from mine EVERYDAY!