Dancing with Sugarplum

Dancing with Sugarplum

By Susanne Scheppmann

Key Verse:

But my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the only daughter of her mother, the favorite of the one who bore her. The maidens saw her and called her blessed; the queens and concubines praised her. Song of Songs 6:9 (NIV)

Devotion:

I lost my heart to a blue-eyed Sugarplum.  The day I first held her in my arms I knew my life would never be the same.  This little one completed me…my joy, my delight, my granddaughter.

It amazes me how the Lord blesses each of us in such unique ways.  My grandchildren have become the focus of my life.  I always loved my sons.  I desired for them to be strong, independent, godly men.  They are all of that and more. I prayed that they would find the perfect woman to marry.  A woman who loved the Lord with all her heart, mind and soul. They did.  They fulfilled the verse in 3 John 1:4, I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. In my mind, my life dreams and prayers were fulfilled.  But then…

But then, my grandchildren began arriving.  I always thought I would enjoy some grandchildren. But no one, especially myself, thought I would be completely captivated by those little darlings. I metamorphosed into a sappy grandma. Now I fully understood and embraced the verse, Children's children are a crown to the aged, Proverbs 17:6 (NIV)  

When my youngest granddaughter was born, I knew it was a “time to laugh….and a time to dance. (Ecclesiastes 3:4). Nothing in this life has brought me more joy and delight than the four years I spent time with her. She was and still is a beauty—a princess—my Sugarplum. She is the fulfillment of our Key Verse today, But my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the only daughter of her mother, the favorite of the one who bore her. The maidens saw her and called her blessed; the queens and concubines praised her. Song of Songs 6:9 (NIV)

Although I can no longer dance with her down my hallways or sing “I love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck” my heart is full of joy for the girl the Lord Jesus granted to be my granddaughter.  God fully blessed my life the day that my Sugarplum was born. My love holds no boundaries for her.

Prayer:

Dear Father in Heaven, I thank you for blessed gift of my Sugarplum.  Only you know the love and joy I feel for her.  No greater blessing have you granted in my life. Please bless and protect her life.  I ask that you guide her footstep into an active faith relationship with you.  Lord, I thank you for her with every breath in my body.   
   

Power verses:

How beautiful your sandaled feet, O prince's daughter! Your graceful legs are like jewels, the work of a craftsman's hands. Song of Songs 7:1 (NIV

Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy…."The LORD has done great things for them." Psalm 126:2 (NIV)

Then maidens will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.

Jeremiah 31:13 (NIV)

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