July 30 – “Micah Moments”

Our grandson Micah is one of those guys who is always in motion, even when he is at rest.  He was walking through my office the other day when it hit him that my office chair was unoccupied.  Now some kids would see that as an invitation to crawl up in it and pretend to be an airplane pilot or a fire truck driver or even a rider on a roller coaster.  Not Micah.  Oh, he saw an opportunity, all right.  But it didn’t involve getting into the chair.  See, the chair swivels, no, spins around and around.  Now that had some possibilities for Micah.  He gently shoved it a time or two, just to get his bearings and figure out the geometry involved.  And when he was ready, he took a deep breath, pulled the chair as far back as he could and let it fly with all his might.  Problem was, he didn’t factor in one significant obstacle.   His head.  As the chair flew around, it smacked him right upside the head.  He wasn’t hurt or anything, but the look on his face sure screamed, “Well that was unfortunate … and kind of silly.  Sure glad DadDad was the only one who saw it, because he's always been unfortunate ... and kind of silly.” 

Apparently Micah had been doing quite well in some of the games he has played of late.  I received word that he smoked his older brother and his baby sitter Jennifer (that’s sitter, not sister.  I have to be careful to make that distinction now) in a game of Sorry.  I asked him about it, and he added that he had excelled in a game called Legendary as well.  In his words, “I’m on a winning streak of games right now.  I’ve won like seven in a row.  And Jachin is not too happy.  ‘Cause he’s usually the one who always usually wins.”  Attaboy, Micah.  Find your nitch and dig in.

Psalms 103:11-12 says, “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”

Father, here’s a special word just for Micah today.  Please walk with him as he grows and learns and discovers and interacts with your world around him.  Especially as he interacts.  I love that little guy.  Amen.