It’s Thursday. I got back into town Tuesday night from a fun-filled week in Disney with my family. My 3 year old was simply amazed at this whole new world. To her, it was real. She loves Belle from Beauty and the Beast, so when she saw her at a lunch, she couldn’t take her eyes off of her. I couldn’t take my eyes off of my daughter. That uninhibited stare. The adoration…actually it was more amazement I think. She had seen this princess on the magic boxes in her living room and in our Mini. But, now she was actually seeing her live for the very first time. It was a moment to remember…for me really. I’m sure she’ll probably forget. But I won’t.
I’m glad we went. This week I realized how crazy in love I am with my wife and my daughter. I would have done anything for them. Before we went, we would tell her about Disney and she would smile a little. But it was kind of like the Bible describing heaven to us. We can only imagine what it is through the words that people use in the description. We’ll never really know what it’s like until we get there. When Liv walked through those gates and saw the castle towering before her, she couldn’t do anything but giggle. The excitement just shot out of her. And her eyes - to see her seeing that place for the first time – wow! I think Jesus is going to want to walk with us through heaven for the first time. But, to him, he’ll be more interested in seeing that excited look on our faces. He’s described it to us, but He knows that we’ll never really understand until we get there. Of course, I’m sure it’ll be a bit better than Disney.
