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Back when my two oldest
children were just two and four years old we lived
in a small apartment above an old drug store. It
had only a single bedroom, so we had converted the
tiny dining area into a bedroom for the kids. I
remember it only had enough room for 3 things: two
small beds and one big box. Every evening my wife
and I would gather up all the kids’ toys that were
scattered throughout the apartment and fill up the
big box for the night. We would then kiss our
babies goodnight and walk into the living room to
read or watch television.
One evening, however, as
we were reading we heard the sound of giggling
from the other room. When we rounded the corner we
found piles of stuffed animals, blocks, toy cars
and coloring books thrown across the floor and on
the beds. As we turned to the big box we saw two
smiling faces looking up at us from within it. We
smiled down on them as well. Then we gave our two
pajama wearing, box loving, fort dwellers a good
tickling before having them help clean up the mess
and get back in bed. As I remember those
delightful moments from so many years ago one
thing still amazes me. That is of all the
different toys they had back then my two, little
children liked and enjoyed that big, cardboard box
most of all.
Maybe we can all learn
something from those two, little toddlers. This
world is full of wonderful things to enjoy and
take pleasure in. The most wonderful thing of all,
though, is the big box that holds them all: life
itself. It is big enough for all the dreams in our
minds and love in our hearts. It is big enough to
invite others in to play, learn, and grow. It is
big enough to become anything you want it to be
and anything you choose to make it. Enjoy all of
your adventures in this big box of life then.
Play, dream, laugh, learn, and love. And always
remember that your loving Father in Heaven is
smiling down on you as well.
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