Close Encounters of the Teeth Kind

 J, February 2013

This February 2013 selfie-blog is to help remember, and hopefully to inspire other Priceless connecting encounters

     On the heels of a busy, week-long visit with my daughter and her family, I reminisce. I treasure each precious visit and manage to maneuver at least one camera shot of myself with our only grandchild. He is a tremendous 2-year-old crumb-snapper. A few of our connecting close encounters somehow remain "forever-captured."

      Why do I emphasize somehow? Because he is always-in-motion, squirmy, and sometimes elusive. It is challenging to still his activity AND snap the selfie. I intentionally limit my photo ops and try to not strong-arm him for the few shots we do manage to sculpt. A food-dribbled shirt or toothpaste-filled mouth enhance a photo. The naturally-occurring moments are priceless, so intentionality is a must to maneuver into his little world. 

     During this particular visit, I ended up with three forever-captured connecting, close encounters: brushing our teeth together, playing in the snow, and tumbling on the couch, sort of together. Those unified moments warm the heart like a good old "bear hug" or an "awww" newborn-moment; and, hopefully? enhance our long-distance bond. Time will tell.

      Recalling our daughter's Saturday evening church service during that same visit, I am reminded of an intriguing aspect. God respects my little world. I am busy, and sometimes even scattered, squirmy, and elusive. He prefers to not strong-arm, but cherishes naturally-occurring times with me. Times when my mind enters His FOREVER realm. He treasures our connecting close encounters. 

W, February 2015, deja-vu

     That evening during one particular song, my spirit felt a strong warmth, for an unusually extended time. My heart was touched, and grateful tears ensued. In fact, I now imagine hearing a faint  "click" as a FOREVER-selfie might have been snapped. A salty-droplet and dribbled face mattered not and may have even enhanced the imagined photo, connecting with my Savior, the King of kings.

     "...I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see"... Amazing Grace.