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 158 Rescued

Stranded without my car keys

a bagful of heavy canned goods

and fresh meat

Dear friend who canceled

our weekly breakfast

because I was coughing

arrived in less than twenty minutes

to carry me home and back

with my spare set

now that’s a beautiful sight for sick eyes

♦

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 157 Day 10

I’d be lying if I said the most beautiful part of the day

was anything other than reading Psalm 130

Psalms in this little book are arranged in groups of 5

I find them all related Psalms 10, 40, 70, 100 and 130

By the time I got to this 5th psalm

the Lord was speaking directly to my heart

about my situation in him

and his great love and provision for me

in Christ

same as for all those Old Testament and New Testament believers

who believe in him in God

and place their hope and trust where it rightfully belongs

It was a good quiet day

the car remained parked

I barely left the house

while restfully attempting to stave off

the coughing cold I picked up from family

during my recent visit

a very perfect kind of quiet restful day

in which lots of big stuff happened

because I made time to listen

and didn’t allow other news to distract 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.

♦

Beauty Day 156 Cheese/Spinach Puffs

My son is in the habit of baking

what he likes to call Gruyere Puffs–

“there’s gruyeres over there”

when what he means is two pans full–

to celebrate the weekend

And when family is there

it’s a double whammy

family and weekend combined

I’d forgotten this

and when on Tuesday

I baked what I planned on Monday

and even shopped for

Gruyere cheese and frozen spinach

I didn’t understand

what made me think I had

that kind of time on a weekday?

and then I remembered

ah yes…

I left my heart back where family lives

and this was a way

to bring them close again

and so family traditions are started

remembered

relived

throughout generations

Ever hear of “mom’s favorite apple pie?”

well now I know why

♦

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 155 Mt Rainier Goodbye

Mt Rainier

silent guardian of Seattle

so large it dominates

any nearby horizon

seldom shows its face

its fullness most often lying hidden

At goodbye time today

it came to wave me away

in full revelation of its splendor

and stand at signal salute

until the plane carrying me home

had disappeared into the sky

♦

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 154 Mellow Sunday 

Spring has sprung finally in Seattle

one month ago just rain

and buds waiting to blossom

they’re full now picture perfect

and the warm sun draws cats and people

out of doors to barbecue

and savor the richness of being

family together

♦

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 153 Legos

A mind rarely still

a tongue always on the go

a body busy all day

half an hour

of concentrated legos

was almost like meditation 

♦

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 152 Forgetful 

 Beauty is being

so caught up

in little granddaughter’s

world that

I forget to blog 

♦

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 151 National Day of Prayer

Father

I lift before you

our nation’s leaders of all persuasions

that you would protect them

I lift before you all people in our country

that you would bless them

I ask you

because I don’t know anyone else

who knows as much as you know

who has as much power as you have

and who loves us all as much as you love all of us

in Jesus’ name

christianajesu

amen

♦

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 150 Morning Walk

Beauty’s sharp sometime edges

surprise

halting the flow of motion

as time drifts by

all is normal green bland

when Suddenly–!

there’s beauty 

with definite boundaries

not a blur

someone planted these roses

and forgot they are here

although I’m sure a gardener

most likely tends them

♦

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 149 CD Disc

No I don’t use CD discs any more

my granddaughter has a player

age 3 1/2

I’ve included her favorites and mine

Frozen x3

that way mom won’t have to keep running

to start it over again

should be good for 11+ minutes

then Nutcracker

she was a mouse

in the ballet last Christmas

finally Keaggy instrumentals

and Thiele

it’s the present she expects

when I go to her house

hope she’s still into Elsa the queen and Anna

hope she likes her gift

♦