If you take a minute and ask, most Mommas will tell you a mystery…. They will say that each of their babies were born different, unique from the start! I was recently reminded of this profound truth when I noticed a makeshift cast on a decades old doll. “Cricket” was my daughter Grace’s favorite! She was bigger than most doll babies and Grace loved taking care her. She would carefully place her in her doll crib and pretend she was at a hospital. Poor ole Cricket met with many unfortunate accidents and fell ill regularly with terrible diseases!I couldn’t keep bandages, gauze or medical tape because they would somehow, inevitably, end up on Cricket! Today, as I sit in my granddaughter’s playroom, who now enjoys playing with her Mommas beloved doll… I just had to take a photo of that cast, placed there by a little girl who wanted,so badly, to be a nurse since the early age of three! I can’t help but be in awe of our Creator and the gifts He gives us! At this very moment Grace, who is now an RN, is caring for hurting people, some of who are suffering from similar illnesses she once practiced for on Cricket! What a mystery! Gifted by her Maker for an intentional life! One of deep purpose and meaning! Called to service and love! We often tell our children they can do anything. Maybe it is even better to inspire them to ask what unique gift has God placed in them. Maybe we should pray that the Lord opens all our eyes to grasp, even in part, who we really are in Christ and the price that was paid for us to live an unparalleled, individually gifted, unique life! That partial understanding would ultimately fill us with such wonder and joy that we might never question if life was worth living but rather press on to our high calling every day!