Melting Your Heart
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In the magic of a moment we can see glimpses of heaven on earth. On this day when John Paul sat with his DjaDja (his Grandfather), I enjoyed watching this scene play out over 45 minutes. John Paul was content to sit right on his DjaDja's lap and listen to the rhythm of tapping hands, the touch of a hand on his head, or to reach for his grandfather's face and feel the texture of his elder.
When their eyes met, it was magic to see the connection grow between them. It appeared John Paul could tell innately DjaDja was family without the need to adult logical thought process. Maybe evolutionary smell, facial similarities, or voice recognition causes this. I think there is also somewhere in here a gift of the spirit letting us enjoy the gift of multi-generational family.
I hope one day to hold my grandchildren, and watch my children bring them to know the Glory of God. These would be gifts worth more than the finest gold and food. It is a shame so many people today across the world think so little of a gift like this. Or worse, succumb to despair and think bringing children into this world is hopeless in making it a City of God.
In the magic of this captured moment, I hope and pray grace will flow to help others receive a gift of the spirit calling them to join in the act of creation built into our nature by God himself. Then we can all help build a City of God one loving glance at a time from generation to generation.
Eric Wojtkun is the owner of Capturing His Glory Photography, a part time studio and blog in Roswell, Georgia. Eric’s goal in photography and blogging is to capture and share a bit of the "Glory of God” found inside our daily lives we might otherwise miss. Eric is a committed Catholic, father of five, and husband since 1998 to a wonderful woman who at the heart of our family. Eric travelled the world as a child of a soldier, served as a soldier, married an Army nurse, became a civilian, and now resides in his 17th home. It is his 10th since marrying his wife (poor lady)! He hopes to stay put for a while in Roswell if possible! He and his wife currently hybrid homeschool children at the wonderful Regina Caeli Academy. (Click the link to read about our school please!)
Eric stays involved with his faith community by being the lead organizer for the Regina Caeli Blue Knights Boys Club assists with the Regina Caeli Darebots Robotics Team as a coach, help with the altar servers, and a budding ministry to help fathers grow stronger in the faith. Eric regularly finds himself humbled by wonderful God fearing people he meets, and teach him by example how to love and serve the Lord a little bit better. Eric maintains a blog for both the Blue Knights and Darebots, and you can follow their adventures by clicking the links above.
Eric maintains his personal blog and online photography store at www.capturinghisglory.com. He is available for a limited number of engagements and projects each year. Any purchases from his site result in 10% of the total price being donated to Regina Caeli Academy. Eric also takes custom orders, so if you see something you like not in the store…give him a call! Eric supplies his own photos for his posts,and maintains their copyrights.
