The Things You Can Think

The All Things Southern Baby Czars and I might not always agree on which book we want to read and how many times it should be read, in one sitting, but when it comes to story time itself, the grands and I are on the same page. Pun intended. Books rock! One of my favorites is a Doctor Seuss classic, “Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!” Allow me to share a few lines.

“You can think up some birds. That’s what you can do. You can think about yellow or think about blue. You can think about red. You can think about pink…Think and wonder, wonder and think. How much water can fifty-five elephants drink?”

“Oh, the Thinks You Can Think” plays right into the grands’ healthy imaginations.  I’m sure you’re acquainted with the boundless curiosity of wee ones and their endless ability to question what, when, how, where, and why. To be totally transparent, their whys can be a tad exhausting, amen? And yet, I’m hoping they never ever stop asking—and I’m praying the rest of us will remember how to start! God gave us the most wonderful gift of imagination and somehow we learn to tamp it down. Why? Where did we get the idea that we’re allowed to use our imaginations for everything BUT thinking about Him, and heaven, and spirits and stars, and when and where and why we are?

Somehow we shed the ability to question with each passing year, settling instead for whatever it is we already know. I believe that’s of unmeasured consequence when we settle for whatever it is we think we know of God. Use your wonderful imagination to look for God everywhere and think about Him in everything and watch your understanding and appreciation of Him grow.

As the grands get older, I intend to do everything I can to encourage them not to store away their glorious imaginations with their childhood toys. The czars and I love to think new things together and I hope we always do. What’s more, I’d love to think new God things with you!

Hugs, Shellie