Could anything be more yummy than a gummy?

Lori is in the process of moving rooms. As I type right now from the relative safety of our couch in the entryway/living room she is marching back and forth with various “bedroomy” things. There goes a mountain of sweaters. Amberly moved out and so Lori is moving into the room with the coveted windowsill. I move where Lori goes, so my stuff is moving too. I decided to put some things that I knew I wouldn’t use again in my suitcase to get them out of the way since my suitcase was mostly empty anyway. I opened it up to put some T-shirts and a couple books in and there was a bag full of green and yellow gummy worms in there that my mom had hidden for me when I left. I remember seeing them in May but I had decided to save them for a better time. Today was a better time. They certainly brightened up my day. Those of you who know me well know of my love for gummy worms (not the sour kind, but the regular ones) and my adoration for green and yellow gummy worms borders on the obsessive side of the fence. My mom, who can’t remember her 4-digit debit card password of 10 years, somehow managed to remember that I prefer yellow and green gummy over all others and went to the candy store and got me a whole bag full of just green and yellow ones.

How many of you have moms that would do that for you? Yeah, I thought so. :0)

I can’t think of much that would be a better gift for me than green and yellow gummy worms. Lori would probably feel similarly about a couple Dr. Peppers, Roma about some kool-aid packets and my brother Chris about a can of Slim Jims. Most of us all have something that gets us really excited when someone gives it to us. I’m reading through Matthew and while I munched on gummies I drifted over chapter 7. In verses 9-11 Jesus says, “You parents-if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.”

Granted, it is not very difficult to get me excited about something, but if I get that pumped over dyed and sugar-coated, calorie-laden candy (No offense, Mom) imagine the things that God has waiting for me. Imagine the things He wants to give us if we’d only ask. Maybe our problem is that we’re not asking.