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.

 

Beauty Day 33 Late Sunlight on Autumn Grass

 

Autumn sunlight

reflected

from late season grass

assaults my vision

like fireworks the sky

I still remember…

 

On a quiet rainy day

better than a movie

I think

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Beauty Day 32 Chocolate

My Sweetie gave me

chocolate

for Christmas

(and I know he knows about the diet)

I wanted something thoughtful

original

sacred

could go further but I’ll stop there

hmmm…

both kids got large certificates for See’s

and he loves those kids to pieces

I got the real thing

from a cute little French restaurant

here in town

that makes the candies on their own premises

and sells them by the piece

Turns Out

it was the BEST chocolate

I’ve ever had in my whole life!

Beautiful, Sweetie,

just beautiful

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Beauty Day 31 Back into God’s Word

I took a Christmas break

 from the Bible study I teach

we all needed it

and now

just around the New Year corner

I’m back in God’s Word

it’s hard to describe…but

being in the Word with God

as he opens what he wants me to see

shows me that

he sees me where I am

and he’s there with me

with access to my mind

and access to my heart

This joy

of meeting with God in his Word

is a beautiful thing

for me

 

 

Links to the Bible Study portions of my blog: current study   back to the beginning of John    Colossians

 

 

 

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.

 

Beauty Day 30 Steam Cooked Vegetables

My daughter is beautiful in so many ways

She loves to garden

and devotes herself to it.

After growing the plants

she preserves, prepares, and serves them

in all kinds of marvelous combinations

She even wrote and

home published a cookbook

 

I am not like her…

 

Which is why

when she gave me

a steamed rice cooker

for Christmas this year (I never ever had one)

I embraced it–

it’s easy, the food tastes great

I lose weight

and each time I use it

I remember

my beautiful daughter

 

 

 

Polenta and Crook Neck Squash

 

 

 

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.

 

Day 29 New Year’s Worship

Beauty is…

worshipping my Savior

with like-minded spiritual family

on New Year’s Day

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Day 28 Hope

 

Beauty is…

H O P E

sent by friends

To all my WP friends…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Day 27 Gentle Rain

Beauty is…

the sound of dripping rain

gently mixed with pre-dawn

dreaming

chasing after a night of mellow sleep

no hurry

no need to rush out of bed

today

is for the sound of rain

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Day 27 Gentle Rain

 

 

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Christina Wilson

 

After a full year of hearing friends

pray for gentle rains to end this

drought

I exploded

there’s no such thing as gentle rains

in Southern California!

We need rain period

Maybe we can all pitch in

to help pay

for damage caused

The voice of the Lord within my heart

“Do you think a meaningful season

of gentle rain

is beyond my ability

to perform?”

A new season–the fifth gentle rain

we’re past four inches now

nearly normal for this time of year

Still my mind protests

It’s geology–structure

Not a matter of rain

Saturated clay on clay will collapse

whether doused all at once or twice

Or dripped over time

A rain of blessings normal to one

may cause another to collapse

Whether the blessings come fast

Or stored up over time

Some are rugged some are smooth

some rise deeply into the air with

sharp jabbing cliffs some have

been rounded by years of endless rain

They both belong

Martha the worker

Mary the silent spiritual one

Lazarus the head of the house

who now is dead

They all live and grow and abide

together

One household

One face

One body

With different roles for each

Southern California as terrain is

rugged not smooth

deserts

are dry not lush and green

I always used to think

that the problem was the rain

Not realizing that Ohio gets more

rain than four years of Southern Cal

combined

Yet the mountain steeps in Ohio

don’t

Slide down to crush those living

in houses huddled below

(there are no mountains in Ohio

there are no cliffs of sand or clay)

Let the rain come then

It’s seen as blessing

though there may be some collapses

Some are built for blessing

Some are built for trial

Each are beautiful in their own way

When both give glory to the Lord

He is God creator

With room in his heart for all

Still

in this new season

the gentle rain is sweet…

perhaps my day 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.

 

Day 26 The Friend Who Repairs

Beauty is the friend

who invests himself

to crawl down under

on the kitchen floor

and the bathroom floor

in awkward positions

to find the leak

my water meter says

is happening fast

such a friend

who comes right over

at the first call

emerges

just once or twice

in life