“The beauty of the earth, the beauty of the sky
The order of the stars, the sun, the moon…
Their very loveliness is their confession of God.”
– Augustine
Look! God is with you, where you are. All the beautiful things around you are Him saying, “I’m here…I love you.” 🙂 Blessings, Lisa
*Moon/stars photo by NASA*
Seeing how it’s Monday, and January, and cold (at least here), I think we all could use a little escapist therapy. 🙂 Study the three pictures below, and decide which one you would go to, right now, if you had a flying carpet. Cast your vote, and we’ll see which escape suits you guys best! Slainte, Lisa
Here are two lovely sheep, one which is all white, and one with a black face. Although I feel that the white sheep is nice looking and exceedingly content in eating her grass, my preference is definitely for the black-faced sheep. I love contrast, and the black and white together is wonderful. I also love that these two sheep are hanging out together, oblivious to their differences. (And, so into their dinner that they don’t mind a close-up photograph :))
The contrasts in this life make life so much more rich and full. A brilliant sun breaking through a cloudy day. A beautiful voice singing as they stock the shelves in Walmart. A yellow apple in the midst of all the red ones. The first shoots of green grass re-emerging after the winter amidst the brown. An unexpected hug coming in the midst of a hard day.
May your day have beautiful contrasts and differences and quirks. Enjoy them! Slainte, Lisa
The two dogwood trees have flaws. There are hollow spots in the trunk, yet the trees are still blooming, producing leaves. They are still beautiful. They still provide wonderful shade while I’m waiting for Amy to get off the bus; one of them has a bird’s nest nestled in the branches.
Yesterday, I talked briefly with an older gentleman sitting on a bench outside Walmart as I was leaving. We talked about the sun coming back out and other weather-related discussion. I noticed a cast on his arm, and asked if he had broken it. He told me of trouble he had had with his skin as he was aging, and said, “I looked in the mirror this morning and almost broke it.” He laughed halfheartedly, but I said, “We all see things in the mirror that we don’t like sometime, but I think you look great.” He smiled and we said goodbye.
Flawed but still beautiful. We all have our things, things we would change or fix or erase or improve. But our God sees us as His creations, beautiful children that He has made and that He loves. He can still use us, despite our flaws, hollow spots, failings. Thank goodness. Have a beautiful autumn weekend. Slainte, Lisa
“I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4: 13)
“He has made everything beautiful in its time.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I hereby present picture exhibit A… lovely jet streams.
And picture exhibit B…an empty bottle of Irish Classic Mineral Water Company’s sparkling pure Irish water with my cup containing said water beside it.
What possible link could there possibly be between the two you ask? Has this blogger finally lost all sense of reason?
A jet stream remains in the sky, seen and witnessed as plausible proof that a jet had been there. Yet this must be believed by faith sometimes, as the jet is long gone.
I tell you that the green cup contains the sparkling Irish water that was once in the bottle, yet you have to believe me and take it by faith that that is really what is in there.
Beautiful things all around us(blue skies, amazing creatures, storms, oceans, mountains, brand new babies, bird songs, music, true love, art, sunsets, etc)…………………………………………………………………………….Jesus.
Have a joyful time connecting the dots. Slainte, Lisa
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