recently i have played countless games of old maid with my nieces and nephews. the game has always been one of my favorites, so simples and yet filled with that "giggle" factor. just when you think you are winning, the game changes.
my nieces (josiah, not so much, poor thing) are getting the hang of staying quiet and hiding when they have the old maid. the more we play, the more i have this thought...
life is a lot like old maid...you draw your cards with the best information you have and you do your best to find the match to what your thoughts and desires are. here's the catch...god knows what we have in our hand, he also know what we are drawing (even when it is the old maid), futhermore he knows what the rest of us are trying to aviod will sometimes bring us the most happiness. see while playing one day, i watched sammy jo draw the old maid out of my hand. her eyes immedietly shot to mine and sparkled with the giggle that she was trying desperately not to show anyone. the point is that even though she drew the worst card in the deck...it brought her the greatest joy. isn't that how we should treat life? we are always talking about the deck being stacked against us. if we are walking with him trusting in him though, god knows the exact card we need. sometimes it is the old maid, just for the giggle that we hold in, feeling it all the way down to our toes. sometimes it is the anticipation and fun we get out of watching the next person draw...hoping that they, as baby kate says best, "Don't get the old maid!"
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