I am starting a "Thanks Journal" today. Fitting don't you think? Good Friday, when my Lord stretched out His arms and breathed His last as a human man.
I am sitting on my bed drinking tea and listening to the sounds of my Husband with two boys from our youth group playing pictionary. One boy just yelled "JUSTIN BIEBER!" Then said "I can't believe I just said Justin Bieber."
Moments. My husbands deep laugh. The boys quiet giggles. Moments.
Children can't help but play outside today and I turn to the page in my journal that says "Things I have learned from children."
-Laugh until your sides hurt, then laugh some more.
-When a window is fogged up it is for painting pictures on with your finger tips.
- A dry tea bag smells so good, it needs to be passed around.
- When something needs to be said, say it!
Adults are roaming the sidewalks outside glancing at the small piles of snow that the sun graciously left behind. I think back to my grade 2 Teacher instructing us to kick the remaining snow on the sidewalks so that it melts faster. I kick snow every Spring.
I love these days of snow and sun, learning and failing, youth and games, tears and smiles.
These days of learning to be thankful.
Beauty in the Ugly.
Beauty in loving a man who drives me insane. Beauty in failing as a wife. Beauty in talking to aliens called teenagers who scare me to death. Beauty in teaching and loving these aliens. Beauty in tears. Beauty in seeing poverty. Beauty for friends in pain. Beauty for friends that succeed when I don't.
Beauty in an ugly, broken world and praising God for it.
Because that's exactly what He does isn't it? God finds every moment beautiful. He looks on this world and He weeps for His children, and He finds beauty.
He is thankful. Father God I am so sorry for the times I refuse thanks, refuse to look for the beauty. Please help me.
I am sitting on my bed drinking tea and listening to the sounds of my Husband with two boys from our youth group playing pictionary. One boy just yelled "JUSTIN BIEBER!" Then said "I can't believe I just said Justin Bieber."
Moments. My husbands deep laugh. The boys quiet giggles. Moments.
Children can't help but play outside today and I turn to the page in my journal that says "Things I have learned from children."
-Laugh until your sides hurt, then laugh some more.
-When a window is fogged up it is for painting pictures on with your finger tips.
- A dry tea bag smells so good, it needs to be passed around.
- When something needs to be said, say it!
Adults are roaming the sidewalks outside glancing at the small piles of snow that the sun graciously left behind. I think back to my grade 2 Teacher instructing us to kick the remaining snow on the sidewalks so that it melts faster. I kick snow every Spring.
I love these days of snow and sun, learning and failing, youth and games, tears and smiles.
These days of learning to be thankful.
Beauty in the Ugly.
Beauty in loving a man who drives me insane. Beauty in failing as a wife. Beauty in talking to aliens called teenagers who scare me to death. Beauty in teaching and loving these aliens. Beauty in tears. Beauty in seeing poverty. Beauty for friends in pain. Beauty for friends that succeed when I don't.
Beauty in an ugly, broken world and praising God for it.
Because that's exactly what He does isn't it? God finds every moment beautiful. He looks on this world and He weeps for His children, and He finds beauty.
He is thankful. Father God I am so sorry for the times I refuse thanks, refuse to look for the beauty. Please help me.
You are BEAUTIFUL!
ReplyDeleteJust studied about the word "blessed" or "bless-ed" as we grew up hearing it especially in reference to the Matthew 5 Be-attitudes :)
Anyways, your synonymous phrases with BEAUTY are actual stark contrasts, but it's the way of it all in our God's world... On His clock, written on HIS calendar, and explored in His Word...
Thank you for writing just the way you do. I cherish your blog... And you are a GOOD wife, in every sense of the word, because of Christ in YOU, hope of Glory! You exemplify loveliness, godliness, holiness, and AUTHENTIC BEAUTY!!!
Thank you for being an example for us all to look to, which points us to Jesus in the end.
Thanks for making us chuckle, giggle, laugh, and even I say thank you, for making us cry!
You are a delight, Mrs. Rachael Culp and Jordan is one bless-ed man to call you his bride for this life!
I miss you... But I thank God for tools such as these, that connect us in special ways and can bring such glory unto Him!
In His Spirit and with the love of Christ our risen Lord,
your bud from BC,
CBelle