You say tomato, I say to-mah-to...

Most people look at a dresser and see it as a space for storing clothing. Dynamite looks at it and sees a ladder that he can climb. Most people see a church's pews and kneelers as a tool for focus on becoming more like Christ. Dynamite sees those and his eyes light up at the new obstacle course he has discovered (take today for example when I had to grab a hold of his feet to stop him from army crawling under every blessed pew, pun intended). Most people look at rice and see something that would taste good and be a source of nutrition. Dynamite sees himself at a wedding congratulating the emerging bride and groom throwing handfuls of it up in to the sky! Okay, I don't really know that his thought process gets that far...but whatever he's envisioning, it's not something to eat.

I know you all must think that my little darling is hyped up on sugar (only sometimes) and out of control (okay, a lot of the time). However, can I just tell you that this little guy is pure magic? As "active" as he is, he makes me smile all day long. He is probably more affectionate than anyone in the house, with a hug and a kiss before anyone can leave or enter our door. He is an absolute delight. So much so, that it is really hard for me to get mad at him. This had to be God's intention when He decided in his ultimate wisdom that He would bless me with such a handful. His thought process may have gone a little like this, "Okay, she needs to learn patience and kindness. I'm going to give her a walking tornado...but I'll make him pretty cute and a ball of joy".

I have to smile when I think that this is how God looks down on us. With all of our quirks and imperfections, 1 Timothy 4:4 says that "everything God created is good". When we see something broken, God sees something worth fixing. When we see ourselves as lacking, our Creator sees not our inadequacies, but the potential that lies within. Thank God for different perspectives. Maybe Dynamite gets something I don't. He looks past the practical and the ordinary and seeks out adventure. Finds the amazing. Maybe the saying that children are closer to God really is true.