Gone Fishing....

Sometimes we all get a bit too busy in life. We rush from one place to another doing this and that and forget to stop and enjoy what we are doing. Saturday was a great day. We rushed to get to the Easter Egg Hunt, we rushed to get everything set up, and then rushed to make sure everyone got eggs. Then afterward, we rushed to clean up so that we could all rush off to the next thing we had to do. I had to visit a friend and drop off orders from my Thirty-One sale. So during all this, I rushed past Mom's house to drop off her stuff and noticed she wasn't home.( Not unusual, she rushes around a lot, too) I then had to rush to drop off Sharon's stuff at her house, so I could rush off to Mocksville. On the way from Mom's house to Sharon's, Maxwell yells out " There is Nanny's car!". I was rushing so much, I didn't see it. But HE DID. So we pulled over to find out why Nanny was parked in the grass and found her fishing ( Again, nothing unusual.) Nanny loves to fish. All the Grandchildren love to fish with her. It is all they talk about during the Spring and Summer. She has purchased them all poles and they LOVE IT. So we stopped and began fishing with Nanny. You see, I was so rushed to get things done, I didn't even notice Nanny's car. It wasn't in my plan to look for it. But Maxwell, being the small child he is, isn't so rushed and he did notice. What does that say about me? I think it says, God wants me to slow down. You see, children don't see the "stress" that we see. They only see the physical and the now. Maxwell wanted to see Nanny. He knew she wasn't home after we stopped by her house. So he looked for her and found her. I am grateful that he did. We both stopped and enjoyed a bit of fishing. We slowed down and enjoyed the moment and made many memories. And when I left, I didn't leave as fast as I arrived. Yes, I was "later" than I planned for my next appointment. But it was worth it. I am so grateful for Maxwell's reminder of slowing down. Once again, my angel on earth is a messenger from God, sent to remind me of what I need to be doing. SO when I continue to complain about how tired I am ( for many more reasons than most), this will be a reminder to slow down. Because after all, we all need to take time to go fishing. Isn't that why God gave us worms?