Grains of Sand

A little sunflower to brighten your day. Fun fact: the heads of some sunflowers follow the sun from east to west throughout the day. May we be a Son-follower and point our heads in his direction throughout the day. ❤️🌻

Summer is my favorite season.  A season of swimming pools and hot pavement under bare feet. A season of fresh picked berries and grilled food. A season to play night games in the backyard, go for bike rides and impromptu charcuterie boards. A season of slowing down to read that summer beach book or gain valuable lessons for life. Summer is a season of gathering with friends and enjoying tasty treats with a tall glass of lemonade. This summer, I have yet to be able to gather together with friends and family at church.... But if you look closely, this church is full. A season of camping and hiking and being in awe of nature's details. Of flowers, fruit, fresh vegetables and herbs grown in containers on the patio. A season of double-decker marshmallows, For an extra ooey-gooey Smore. This summer has been a season of wearing a face mask to go shopping or get my hair done. A season of stay-cations and morning coffee on the patio with a fountain gurgling in the backgound. This summe...

Some days it feels like too much. Too much noise. Too many messes. Too many demanding my time. Too much laundry. Today I'm tired.  I'm weary of being at home so much.  I'm tired of cooking.  I'm too weary to be creative.  I want to hang a closed sign around my neck and go to sleep. And yet, God's word tells me not to grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time I will reap a harvest if I do not give up. (Galatians 6:9) So, I look out the window and observe the birds.  I take a few deep cleansing breaths.  I remember all the things I'm thankful for. Children healthy enough to make noise. GI Joe figures that jump over the railing with grocery bag parachutes. A husband who can work from home. Clothing, food and shelter that allow me to eat and sleep in comfort. The beauty of a sunset and the promise of a sunrise on the morrow.

For Today, February 4, 2020 Looking out my window...  a bright sunshine, a cardinal and a melting snowman. I am thinking...  that it is so easy to get distracted by life's busyness and yet God says, "Cease striving and know that I am God" ~ Psalm 46:10, NASB. I am thankful...  for friendship and the fact that my friends trust me to pray for them in the good and especially during the hard times. One of my favorite things... being able to cuddle under a blanket and read a book on a snowy  any afternoon, with or without children. I am creating...  a list of things I need to do this week in preparation for our Weekend for Women coming up soon. I am wearing...  cozy black pants and a souvenir sweatshirt from a visit to the Grand Canyon. I am reading ...  Soul Keeping: Caring for the Most Important Part of You  by John Ortberg. I am hoping...  to take a walk today and enjoy the mild winter weather.    ...

Got this for Christmas Life of a procrastinator. :)

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Fear the Lord, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing. The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. ~Psalm 34:8-10 I'm eliminating a few things from my day that are a complete waste of time.  To do this well, I need to replace these things with something else.  I'm replacing them with Jesus.  Especially this verse.