Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Beauty Day 86 Home in an Old Hotel

Columbia Hotel

warm comfortable snug secure

born in 1910

small reminder of

“the way things used to be”

room and building keys

rattling in my purse

no matter

it fits it works

it’s home to me

Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Beauty Day 85 Pastel Day

Almond petals

like snow blossoms

perched upon the boughs

break the monotony

of straight highways

and seemingly

endless miles

Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Beauty Day 84 Square Dancing

kaleidoscope of colored chips

forming falling forming again

magic when it all works out

rabbit pulled

from the caller’s hat

8 strangers a team with a goal

catching the wave

riding it through

a laugh and a smile

all 8 got home

greater resolve

when the square breaks down

“lost in translation?”

definitely she said

you need to try it to know

Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Beauty Day 83 New Neighbors

The neighbors are moving in today

maybe this will be

my new best friend

her voice does pattern

like my dear friend Marian

who moved a state away

almost a year ago now

I’d heard this place had sold

to a retired couple

and so they are

their patio yard

has a Huge

brick oven

good for making pizza

and bread

never smelled any

from the neighbors before

maybe the time has come

Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Beauty Day 82 Leak Fixers

Leak in the roof

rain on its way

a skill beyond my talents

not even a ladder

so happy to see you today!

I’ll sleep well tonight

Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Beauty Day 81 Beautiful Bible Study Ladies

Beautiful ladies dear friends

you who keep me accountable

pushing forward in John’s gospel

finished

all the way to the end

thank-you

for your faithfulness

your ability to listen

with hearts open wide

your great encouragement

all the way to the end

finished

thank-you

I love you

in Christ

Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Beauty Day 80

My to do list

(and that’s not todo)

hasn’t turned its page

in over two weeks

Eek!

but today…!

I checked off all

but the easier stuff

Yay!!

two days left

before the big trip

to see my granddaughters

cleaning and packing tomorrow

and tomorrow

and into the car

the next tomorrow

maybe by then I’ll sleep…

’cause I was premature

haven’t finished the Bible study

not yet

Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Beauty Day 79 Chinese for Lunch

I love my neighborhood restaurant

the food is great

the prices low

time-out from worry today I said

(it’s been a week for bad news)

curling on the padded bench

where they’re not surprised

to see me

hot tea and dipping sauce

crunchy wontons

soup

and then of course the entrée

today it’s broccoli beef

what made it super special

was opening the letter

just delivered

with all the catch-up news

from a dear friend

of bygone years

was it the tea

or her two cats

Thena and Mr Baker

that made me smile

stretch

and yawn

relaxed?

Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Beauty Day 78 The Break

Today I took a break

from the universal headache

that is the national news

normally I stay in bed

long enough to stretch

surveying thoughts inside my head

inviting the nation in

today I ran a test

on the water main outside

the dripping irrigation line

that makes the meter spin

so no computer buzz

nor coffee for the brain

a walk outside

around the block

in the fresh and drizzled rain

then pulling the rake

to clean awhile

an extension of my chore

I’m tired of the news

that brings me down

it’s nice outside I said

an open sky

my humming joy

I know the world will wait

Democracy is the freedom

to forget the news awhile

no big surprises

if I take a newsy break

Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Beauty Day 77 Beauty for a Sunday Morning

I’ve lived in this house

with the cross on the wall

for five years or more

never until this morning

have I given a glance

nor considered its beauty at all

–not the shells pasted in

not the flower in the middle

nor the natural look

it’s meant to have

not this cross

but the cross behind this cross

the real cross

a thing of beauty–why?

it’s the cross on which my Savior died

God’s gift of love multiplied

by every soul who takes its light

and finds eternal life

it’s Jesus who died

and rose again

who pardons all

who come to him

for sins which he

had nothing to do with

all that power

he laid down

emptied himself

became a man

carried his cross

died upon it

that he might rise again

that cross a symbol

of all he did

of life everlasting

to all he gives

who come to him

in simple belief

that yes

he’s the One

and he did it

he really did it

I want it

eternal life

eternal pardon

for me