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God delights in us like parents delight in children. There is only one you<\/em> for God to enjoy and He loves being with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I buried my face into her belly and blew hard. The response was peals of laughter. I waited a moment to catch her eye, breathed in deeply, and blew again against her soft skin. More laughter. It was a game that I remember from my own childhood, but as a child I never realised how much my parents also enjoyed it. Just one more laugh… just one more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hannah is not old enough to talk, but I know I’ll be asking her some of the same questions over and over. Can you say ‘mama’? Which foot does this shoe go on? Who loves you lots and lots? I know the answers already, but I want to hear them from her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is like that. He doesn’t tickle you or play with toys, but He is fully attentive to you. It doesn’t matter that your love is a fraction of His; He wants to hear that you love Him. Over and over. Sing it from the rooftops! It’s not because He needs to hear it; it’s because He wants to hear it from you<\/em>. It’s about your relationship with Him. He’s there and He’s listening. He even knows exactly what you are going to say, but no one else can say it better than you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

God delights in us like parents delight in children. 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