Watching

A few weeks ago, a very special friend shared a memory with me. She remembered riding the school bus home from school, and as Carl, the bus driver, passed our house before stopping at the end of our driveway, she said she would see Mom either sitting on the front porch or standing at the picture window watching for us. I remember that too, but there was something very endearing about someone else noticing that mom was watching for us to come home from school each day.

It's not an isolated event. I am certain many moms have done and continue to do the very same thing, but there was something very poignant about the reminder of how much Mom looked forward to seeing us at the end of the school day. As I have mentioned before, she would always have our early dinner ready and waiting. Because Dad didn't get home at the same time each evening, we didn't have family meals together. Mom would often have a special treat for us. Sometimes it would be a small toy like a Silly Putty Egg, a yo-yo, or a finger puppet. Other times she would have made a cake, pie or cookies for us to enjoy after dinner.

The best thing, though, was her interest in every little detail of how our day had been. She would ask questions about tests or projects. She had a vested interest, since she would have quizzed us on test material or listened as we practiced a presentation or report. She was also interested in the other things that happened that day. She would either celebrate or soothe, depending on whether our day had been good or bad.

So, I have never doubted her interest and love. I do sometimes doubt God's interest and love, though. I believe the Bible, so maybe doubt is too strong of a word. It's just that I can't fathom how He could be interested and involved intimately, as my mom has always been, in my life and everyone else's life at the same time. Now, don't start wagging your finger at me and reminding me about faith and that God is omnipresent and omniscient. I know. I know all that.

Do you ever wonder how something you believe to be true can actually be true? I do, and so the other day when I read an article about Quantum Entanglement, which has also been given the name, "The God Effect," I was very excited. Believe me, I only understood a very small part of the article, but it did give me a tiny window of insight into a reality that seems impossible.

"Nothing is impossible with God." Luke 1:37

I will not even begin to try to explain the science of Quantum Entanglement to you. You'll have to Google it for yourself if you aren't familiar with it.

It's nice to come back around to the truth of God's presence and knowledge of each one of us. What a difference seeing Mom on the porch or at the window made each afternoon. Her interest and understanding of our daily triumphs and failures meant so much. Still, she was only human and balancing a whole host of other things. Try as she might, she could not totally understand each of our daily experiences.

But God can, and He does.

How very thankful we should be!

Clara, Kim, Mom, Deidra, Susanne, Amelia

Carolyn and her three girls

Have you heard about letting the cat out of the bag?

Relax and enjoy the day.