God's handiwork shines in every little moment. Sometimes we fly through life so fast we miss the pretty ordinary moments, gifts from God that just slip away unnoticed. There is much so much ugly in the world, Lord help me to see your beauty & creativity and focus on the pretty. Be attentive, look for the marvelous in the ordinary everyday. Try writing down those average boring things in a new light. By paying attention and giving thanks, the ordinary becomes the extraordinary!!!
Here's a few of mine...
-love the sweet sparrows that sing to me in the morning
-the magical speckles of dust floating in the rays of sunshine streaming through the window, yes God even created dust so it’s okay to have some
-the amazing grace & strength of the neighbour’s cat as he rushes over the 6ft fence
-the cheery sunshine bouncing off the sparkly snow
-the fresh, clean country air that I breathe
-the friendly smile of my neighbour as he shovels my sidewalk
-my peaceful winter garden with the secret hope of springtime
-the rustling sounds of the winter winds, making me feel cozy in my comfy lil home
-love waking to the gorgeous fragrance of a fresh bedside bouquet
-love sipping my dark roast coffee, snuggling up on the couch in my cozy housecoat reading my great new book first thing in the morning
-the beautiful fresh snowfall creating a winter wonderland right after you’ve spent hours shovelling all your walks
-the blue, blue vast sky without one cloud, the prettiest blue ever!
-the gracious beauty in the barren trees, Gods gift of fallen leaves so they aren’t blocking the sunshine we need more of in the winter, He thinks of every little detail!
The incredible gift of the ordinary! Glory comes streaming from the table of daily life.
~Macrina Wiederkehr~ A Tree Full of Angels (1988)
I love what Helen Keller had to say in her essay “Three Days to See”, here's a portion of it...
Perhaps this short outline of how I should spend three days of sight does not agree with the programme you would set for yourself if you knew that you were about to be stricken blind. I am, however, sure that if you actually faced that fate your eyes would open to things you had never seen before, storing up memories for the long night ahead. You would use your eyes as never before. Everything you saw would become dear to you. Your eyes would touch and embrace every object that came within your range of vision. Then, at last, you would really see, and a new world of beauty would open itself before you.
I who am blind can give one hint to those who see - one admonition to those who would make full use of the gift of sight: Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. And the same method can be applied to other senses. Hear the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of an orchestra, as if you would be stricken deaf to-morrow. Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail. Smell the perfume of flowers, taste with relish each morsel, as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again. Make the most of every sense; glory in all the facets of pleasure and beauty which the world reveals to you through the several means of contact which Nature provides. But of all the senses, I am sure that sight must be the most delightful. ~Helen Keller~
Have a Pretty! day,
Laura
