She heard the news. Her heart overflowed with joy. Her mind found it difficult to process the
news. She stood speechless, tears of joy
trickling down her little cheeks. The
countdown began as she anticipated the day her dreams would come true. . .
My daughter loves basketball. I do not use the word love lightly in this
situation. If she is not playing the
game, she is watching it or talking about it.
Over the years, she has followed UCONN women’s basketball
religiously. She admires the skill of one
player and respects the decisions of the coach.
She wears the gear, cheers on her team and fills her room with UCONN
décor. Her goals in life lead to
stepping on UCONN’s court and joining the team in college.
We live in Indiana. . .Connecticut is miles
away. The cost of a plane ticket and
game ticket are not in the budget. One
evening, our daughter found an upcoming game to be played in Cincinnati,
OH. Researching more into the cost and
date, the event was feasible. Keeping
the idea a secret, our excitement grew knowing our daughter’s dream could come
true. . .to see these women play in person.
My husband had a connection at the home court and sweetened the deal by
landing an opportunity to meet the women and obtain signatures.
As the date neared and tickets were purchased,
we told our daughter part of the plan.
We let her in on the secret of attendance; but, did not mention meeting
the women. Simply telling her we would
go to the game caused tears of joy to stream down her face. She began the countdown and planned her
outfit for the day. All conversation
revolved around seeing UCONN play. We
bought her a picture of UCONN’s home court to take “just in case she met the
girls and got signatures”. More tears of
joy came just thinking of the possibility to meet the players.
Have you ever felt this excited? Have tears of joy touched your cheeks while
anticipating a future event? Have you
heard news that brought overflowing joy to your heart?
You can feel that joy every single day regardless
of circumstances here on Earth. Our
Father in Heaven revealed the secret to peace thousands of years ago as His
Only Son hung on the cross to eradicate our sins. He filled with excitement knowing He could
offer such a gift to His children.
As we hear the Truth, the capacity of God’s
love is difficult to process. There are
times I stand speechless as I watch the mighty work of God in a situation. The amount of care He places in even the smallest
of moments is unexplainable. He waits in
anticipation for the day to meet us in Heaven.
In the meantime, He desires to walk alongside and guide us through life.
22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have
become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the
result is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is
death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:22-23
11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal
life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever
has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son
of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. John 5:11-13
Eternal life. . .a gift. . .a dream come
true. We wait. We live out each day. We trudge through the darkest of moments knowing
full well God will bring good out of the situation.
My daughter loves UCONN, follows UCONN and
learns from UCONN. She will one day play
at UCONN! This is her hope, her goal.
We hold many hopes and goals here on Earth;
but, ultimately, the things of this world do not matter. What really matters is where our hearts reside. Love God.
Follow God. Learn from God. One day you will meet Him in Heaven. Eternal life in Heaven offers overflowing
joy. The kind that will cause tears to
touch your cheeks.
Live life. . .One Day at a
time!
Sheree Craig
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