I was a mad sciencetist. Boiling concoctions, mixing potions, and bringing joy to children everywhere. This past week our church hosted our Vacation Bible Experience. The theme was Slime Lab and I got to be the fun lady with the dry ice. Every morning kids would be oozing with joy and excitement as they saw me enter the room with my cart. Exclaiming "this one needs more ice" and "ooooh what is that?" I had such a blast.

Which took me back to my Vacation Bible School experiences. Take away all the glitz and glamour of VBX and you have my low budget summer fun. I loved VBS as a child and one thing I remember the most was a lesson on tithes and offerings and how God would give back to you what you have given to him. I was 8 and I was saving up for a radio with a tape deck. That is all I wanted and asked for until finally I was convinced that I should save whatever money I could squander for this remarkable invention that would catapult me into the modern 1990's.

The concept that the speaker introduce was easy for me to grasp. With the understand that giving to God my heart's desires lead to greater blessings I came back the next day with all my money saved for that glorious radio. It seemed like an exorbitant amount of money to me and with childlike faith I gave it away.

I did get my radio by the way it wasn't until christmas, but I remember the excitement when I received it. I joyfully exclaimed that God had given to me what I wanted and how he blessed me. The 6 month time lapse never crossed my mind just the generosity and greatness of my Provider.

The reminder of this story comes with good timing for me. After spending a large portion of my time, money, energy, and more for God. I have wondered why I have not yet seen the return. I did not see my radio for 6 months but I knew it was coming and I recognized God's gift when it was given to me.

How long will it take to see the return of the seeds I am sowing now? 6 months? 6 years? 6o years? There are many bibilical examples of those who waited far longer than me. I do not know what the return will look like or when it will happen. I do know that I love God and that is why I have given this life to him. As far as blessings go I have so many it would be hard to count. Way more than the freckles on my face, arms, and legs combined. (That is a lot by the way.)