Through His Eyes

This has been my prayer since I resigned...that the Lord would help me see my husband through His eyes, deepening my love for him.  I have prayed for the Lord to help me see my girls through His eyes, so I can see their strengths, gifts, and talents.  What surprises me is the fact that the girls' talents and gifts may not be what I think they are or (uh-hum) should be.  I have been really pondering about gifts, talents, and desires.  Recently I have been {creating} which I love to do.  I wish I could have the time, energy, and resources to fine tune some of this creative energy I sense within me.  I try to tell myself it is important for the girls to learn these things so when they are the Queen of their nest they can see how to make it happen.  I still agree with my premise however, tonight as I was watching Kate complete her evaluation for Upwards Basketball and doing an incredible job I was blown away.  I have always thought Kate to be uncordinated...like me.  She was making shots.  She was learning from the coach about different passes.  She came home and was even excited to practice.  Is it possible sports would be something she could be good at doing?  Shame on me for thinking she "can't" do something.  How many times do you hear stories of how someone was an incredible athlete and their parents had never even played sports?  Okay, I have only heard a few but it does happen.  See the truth is I stunk at sports and so I honestly have no interest in working to develop those skills.  However, there is soooo much more to learn from the exposure of sports.  Here is the bottomline....Time is precious.  I wish the Lord could give me a glimpse into their future so I could purposely nurture the gifts and talents necessary to fulfilling His purposes and plans.  Piano lessons because they will be a pastor's wife?  Duh...does every pastor's wife play the piano?  ;)  So where do I go from here?  Realize that I need to protect myself from thinking my girls "can't" do something because they can do/learn anything with hardwork and practice.  Realize that I need to remain focused on keeping the main thing the main thing...teaching them to follow Christ and allowing them to just have fun with different experiences.  I have never watched the TV show where the moms make their toddlers compete in beauty pagents but as absurd as the tiara toddler is, I feel like I can relate.  In all of my "wisdom" (hahaha) I want my girls to be smarter than me, be more "with it" than me, be a better follower of Christ than me, and yada yada yada.  However, the Holy Spirit pricks my soul and reminds me not to worry.  I am just to remain faithful to HIM and HE will work out His purposes for the girls...and for me.