Growing up an avid reader and book lover, especially of historical literature, there is a phrase I would often read that signified the longing of a character in the story “to hear the pitter patter of little feet”.
It may have been an impatient parent longing to become a grandparent, or another character wishing to be a parent themselves, but it was always a phrase that seemed to be uttered almost reverently. Even in “real life” I’d hear many adults use the phrase almost humorously. My greatest desire was to grow up and become a mommy myself, so when I read (or heard) that phrase I would imagine the sound of a small child shuffling down the hallway in their sleeper first thing in the morning.
I did discover that when my first child was very young (and my second), this was probably not that far from what I heard each morning and throughout the day. But as you have more children and as they get older, the pitter patter can sound a little more like thunder.
I relish, long for and crave quiet, so as you can imagine, I’m often asking the Lord why in the world He, in His infinite wisdom, decided that I should be blessed with 6 boys! Boys are loud, they are thunderous and they don’t love to sit still. I was COMPLETELY the opposite as a child! So, even though I still LOVE peace and quiet, I’ve adjusted and thank the Lord everyday for the patience he shows me and pray I may extend even a portion of that toward my own sons.
There are many things I have discovered in the pursuit of finding the Pitter Patter of Little Feet: I am blessed (Psalm 128:2), I am an example (Proverbs 22:6), I must trust God for help (Proverbs 3:5-6)!
So, I’d like to ask all of you today …. Are you prepared for Thunder????
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August 27th, 2008 at 4:36 pm 1
Mine are pitter pattering still, but I know Thunder is coming. I pray it will be Mighty and not Grievous!!!
August 28th, 2008 at 5:50 pm 2
My husband always says his favorite sound when the boys were little was hearing them coming down the hall at night into our room (of course he wasn’t the one getting up and putting them back to bed-lol). We have thunderous sounds in our house now (11 yr old and 9 yr old) and I pray that God will continue to daily prepare me for the storms that may follow- whether light spring showers or heavy summer downpours!!
August 29th, 2008 at 6:13 am 3
LOL Yep, with 4 sons God has provided (and over the years as many as 12 at once – foster parenting) plenty of thunder. It’s musical!