Dora The Explorer

A few years ago, my ship moved to three different states, in a short time. My soror called her, Dora the Explorer. At the time, I thought Dora was a little Hispanic girl who traveled across the globe, just because she could. And then, when Jocelyn became older, she loved Dora.. so like many parents, I, unfortunately, began watching Dora with her. To my surprise, Dora was a little Hispanic girl who was bilingual and used her map, backpack and friend Boots to go on these excursions---getting from point A to C, by way of B.

Last week, as I sat down with Jocelyn and watched Dora, I was amazed at how this fantasy world is actually a metaphor for life.

Like Dora, we all have to get from one destination to another (from career to career, to graduation and even location to location) and we rely on our GPS, friends and family to support us get where we need to be. But how often do we actually explore and tackle the situations that surface in moving from A to C? For instance, Dora and her team, usually have to stop Swiper, solve the Grumpy Ol Troll's riddles and go through some act of nature (like climbing a mountain) to get to C. And while moving from A to B to C-- Dora, with a smile, stops Swiper (he goes away, sometimes coming back); She crosses some bridge with missing pieces--she stops, counts, finds the missing pieces and continues her journey. And when getting to where she needs to go, Dora celebrates! She sings and dances about her journey, names each problem and even mentions Swiper's name! How bold is this little girl?

So, what about you or I?

When we move to from point A to B, do we stop satan and keep going? Or do we internalize him, the problem and allow him to stay put? And when he leaves and comes back, what do we do then? When we've gotten through that hurdle, moving from B to C, do we stop or count the blessings that God has provided us? Even when we won’t stop to solve life's riddles and smile? Do we stop to help others along our journeys? What about when we've finally reached C, do we sing, dance and mention each trial—celebrating what we’ve overcome?

Maybe we should start being more like Dora and move from each point in our journeys with tenacity, strength, a smile and joy.. and moving from A to B to C, can be colorful and filled with more blessings, waiting to be explored.

Exploring,
~Mrs. G


My fellow peeps.. It's been over 2 months since I've blogged.. and I am sooo sorry! Life, finals, a growing toddler, travel and work have kept me extremely busy. But.. I’m back! :)