CG Certifiably Gifted's blog: "Content Being Me"

A few weeks ago I was in church (yes *I* was in church  ) admiring all the cute little country children who were all dressed up in their best for Sunday. One little girl in particular, who was in the pew in front of me, caught my eye. She had on the most lovely, yet simple, little dress and was absolutely adorable! It was obvious that she and/or her parents had taken the time to get her ready for church that day. 

As she was fidgeting, her cute little sandals sorta separated from the sole of her bare foot; what was revealed nearly made me laugh out loud right in the middle of a prayer!! Her dainty little foot was pitch black!!!! I was immediately flooded with images of this child happily running through the fields of her nearby farm barefooted without a care in the world. The image made her all the more adorable 

Today, I was again in church (albeit a different one) and it was me who was fidgeting a little bit during prayer. I, too, had taken extra care to wear a nice dress and look my best for church today  I was feeling quite lovely if I do say so myself.

Then, as I began fidgeting during prayer, I happened to look at my nails. I was immediately horrified to discover that I had dirt from working on the farm this past week underneath my nails still!! Fortunately, I was also simultaneously struck by the image of that child running happily through the fields barefooted. At that moment I realized that I was the grown version of that happy little girl  I love being in the country! The dirt under my nails will serve as a reminder of my contentment from now on. 

~me~