Enjoying the new season...
the clean, fresh snow...
the quiet renewal of what is hidden, dormant...
knowing that the green will rise again...
Spring will come.
Today... I need to take hold and be thankful for other small, beautiful moments in life...
- hanging the gold christmas balls above the kitchen table
- ...while all three squeal about the ones on the floor
- toddler masterpiece of tangled ornaments
- trip to the post office accomplished
- mail bound for South America
- baby laughs
- warm, dry place to run
- garlands with lights and gold ribbon
- The Parable of Joy and Scribbling in the Sand, both by Michael Card
- Jesus' delight in a party
"The feast, or party, is part of the foundation of Christianity. Here at Cana, Jesus performs His first miracle, so it could be said that our faith, in a sense, began at a party. Early in the history of the church, times of fellowship resembled parties, or love feasts... How could a group of Christians coming together not resemble a celebration? Even as the Christian faith began at a banquet, so it will come to completion at a wedding feast." From pg. 42 of Parable of Joy by Michael Card
Amen! :) I just finished Ann Voskamp's book...but have been reading her blog for a long time now. What a joy to keep finding thankfulness in all the gifts He gives! Baby laughs and arms full of sleeping baby have been often on my list in the past few months.
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