In the Eyes of a Child - "Am I Dreaming?"

A conversation between our 5-year-old and I yesterday:

"Am I dreaming?" Keelin asks with a questioning look on her face, sucking on an Altoid mint.

"No. Why does it seem like you're dreaming?"

"I always feel like I'm dreaming when I'm doing something special. I get that feeling sometime almost ever single day."

I smile, "What is special right now?"

"Well, Daddy gave me a mint, AND you bought me ice-cream today!"

I know the feeling of it seeming I'm in a dream when something special is happening. The striking difference is that it takes something huge, like getting married or having a baby, to produce that feeling in me. A child's heart of thankfulness can be so genuine as they have new experiences daily. Their sense of wonder is so close to the surface, and they haven't become hardened and cynical by the effects of living in this fallen world. I think in heaven we will be in a continuous state of amazement, once again. For now, I'll just enjoy watching and learning from my little ones, and pray that God will give me the faith/heart of a little child.