don’t buy me flowers, bring me cookies.
When I was in college, I was a part of a Sports Evangelism Team where we traveled during the summer to small towns in Oklahoma leading Sport Camps for elementary boys and girls. Not only did we teach basketball, baseball, and softball, we taught children about Jesus! My favorite part was watching a kid athletically improve over the week and watching kids begin to understand the love Jesus has for them. Both tremendous confidence boosters!
One of our stops was in Calvin, OK where I stayed with a precious retired lady who would wake me up every morning by jumping on my bed. Literally. She and I also had the opportunity to sing together in her church one Sunday morning. She played the piano and before I began singing with the keys, I simply said, “hit it Sue!” After the laughter subsided we were able to lead worship together. What a beautiful memory. But one of my best memories was the potato chip cookies she made for the team while we were there. I had never had cookies with potato chips in them and to my surprise, they were really good!
When my husband, Steve, and I began dating, I told him this story. He grew up in a town near Calvin and had heard of this amazing woman. One evening, Steve drove 2 hours from his hometown to come and pick me up for our date. He had with him homemade potato chip cookies and a recipe attached that said, “love Sue!” How in the world did he get these?!
To my surprise, Steve had listened well to my story, had driven to Calvin, and asked this sweet woman to make her famous potato chip cookies for me! I was taken back by the effort that went into obtaining these potato chip cookies! And it could have possibly been at that very moment that I knew I was going to marry this man. What a pursuit of my heart!
It reminded me of how God pursues us on a daily basis. He listens well, amazingly acts in our favor, and we are taken back with His overwhelming and extravagant love for us. We sometimes have to simply stop and allow God to love us well. If a man can win my heart with potato chip cookies, how much more can our Creator do with His love for you