Dear Sadie,
I have often had the thought about "new things," and what the big deal is. We LOVE stuff to be new. Sure, we can appreciate antiques, and used items at a garage sale are worth a fortune to you when you don't have a lot! But even those things, like today, are new to us when we get them for the first time. Like today we collected change from your piggy bank that you have been saving up for not fussing about going potty. We happily stored the coins in my purse and looked forward to a trip to the dollar store. You fell asleep in the car, so we ended up going to a thrift store to look for toys there because it was a little farther distance. More distance, more minutes on your naptime. :) So you looked at all the stuffed animals when we got there and you just LOVED the little frogs. The tree frog with the red eyes drew you in, and you wanted it so bad. It was 2 dollars, so I stretched your money just a little. :) It's beanie baby legs were floppy and playful, and you held his hand as it swung by your side walking out the door. You called him your "baby" and you named him "Thomas." And as sometimes happened, he got left behind. At Papa and Tabby's (grandparents). Tired from a long day, your heart was broken and you wailed about your "new frog" being left behind. You wouldn't be able to sleep with your "new frog" that night, emphasis on the new. If it had happened a couple of days later, you probably wouldn't have cried so hard. But this time, even mommy almost cried! We called Tabby to make sure the froggy was safe and sound, and felt reassured that we could come and get him the following day, as we were too far to turn around and retrieve the cute little amphibian. You felt better when I told you how tomorrow it'd be like getting him for the first time all over again, and that he'll be new to you once more when you slept with him for the first time tomorrow. Then you decided, "Okay. I'm happy now."
Isn't it funny how we cling to all things new? And we are sad when the newness wears off? Or maybe we don't even realize when the newness wears off...we are busy wanting something else new? For me, there's nothing like a new outfit. I don't even want to wash it. It just makes me feel fresh and new straight off the rack. Even at three you have this feeling. "My heart is broken. I really need my new frog." It hurt more because you JUST got him. I'm sad for the frog....will you still love him just as much next week? Will you care as much when you leave him at nana's in two weeks? No, I'm not really sad about the frog. But it's true! You will not care as much. It's your affection for this new fella that makes it hard to be apart.
Just like when we first fall in love with Jesus. We are taken by Him. We don't know how we ever lived without Him. We live and breathe Him. Think about Him all the time. It's a good adoration--and the very best and worthy One to be so dedicated to! And yet even with Him, we let our first love affection slip away. He gets forgotten with the cares of this world, idols and other loves, sickness, loss, disappointments and despair. So soon we forget how important it is to keep that flame of love lit for our Love of all Loves. It's my desire to stay in love with Him in a first love way all the time, and same for you. You will know when you first fall for Him. Your heart will tell you. And it will have nothing to do with your mind. Your mind will follow, but you'll know in your spirit that He is yours, and you are His. And it will be a romance, a friendship, a dance that you won't want to end. How do you keep it alive? That's the rhythm you and your Partner will have to figure out as you go.
Love,
Mommy
"You have forsaken your first love. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first." Revelation 2:4
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