Picking Blueberries

Bible Reading: Psalm 34:8-14

"Yummy!" Sophie squealed as she popped another blueberry into her mouth.

Amber giggled. "Sophie is having so much fun."

"When you were little like your sister, you used to do the same thing," Mimi said. "There's just something special about picking blueberries for the first time."

"And picking them off your blueberry bushes--well, that makes them taste even sweeter!" Amber added.

Amber continued picking blueberries with her sister and grandmother until their baskets were full. "Now," said Mimi, "let's go inside and make some blueberry pancakes!"

Once inside, everyone washed their hands, and Mimi got out all the ingredients to make the pancakes.

"I help! I help!" Sophie said as she knelt on a chair next to the counter.

Mimi smiled and said, "You can help stir the batter. Amber, would you start adding in some of the ingredients?"

Amber mixed in the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt as Mimi read off the recipe. Then Mimi poured in the egg and milk. "Okay, Sophie, you can start stirring."

Sophie began to slowly stir all the ingredients. She was extra careful not to splash any out of the bowl.

Once the dry ingredients had been mixed in well, Amber dumped in the blueberries, and Mimi heated up the griddle.

"These pancakes are delicious, Mimi," Amber said as she ate one a few minutes later.

"The blueberries are really sweet this year, and that makes the pancakes extra yummy," Mimi said. "You know, that reminds me of a verse in the Bible. Psalm 34:8 says, 'Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!'"

"What does that verse mean, Mimi?" Amber asked.

"Well, remember how excited Sophie got today when she tasted the sweet blueberries for the first time? That's what knowing God can be like for us. The more we get to know Jesus through the truth of His Word, the Bible, the more we discover His goodness and love for us and know we can always trust Him."

"More pancakes! More pancakes!" Sophie called out.

Mimi laughed. "I think I know a little someone who has tasted the goodness of blueberries!"

=Lisa Fuller