Mega Blocks

We often refer to the moments and memories in life as building blocks… Some of the blocks are big and others are just a single piece that connects 2 big blocks together. I guess that is why I find it ironic that the first toy I bought for our foster children was a set of Mega Blocks.

I love our Pride classes, they are so interesting and filled with so much valuable information. I have been reminded each week how truly blessed I am. I was born into a loving family, disciplined with love, always supported, and most importantly taught of Christ love. The children that we are going to be working with have likely experienced very little love, no discipline or support and don’t have a clue who Jesus is.

How do I begin to relate to these children… how can I understand their thoughts and feelings… how do I know what they need… how can I help them…

I was pondering these questions on the way home from class when I hit a bump and a  bag of Mega Blocks in my back seat fell and startled me. I had to think - maybe that is the answer… I have been looking at all these questions as a whole, searching for a single answer – when instead; perhaps it’s a block at a time. Each day is an opportunity to add a block to the design, a big block, small block, or maybe even remove a block and change the design slightly. No matter which blocks we add or take away the building surface must be flat and the foundation strong or the blocks will tumble over. Jesus Christ is the perfect building surface and the strongest foundation, no matter which blocks we build with as long as we build on top of Christ the design will truly be beautiful.