What a beautiful day to Celebrate with Family and Friends. I am in Awe of Our God who gives us Grace and Blessings Beyond Measure.

When a Heart Melts

 

You will know when your heart melts with love at first sight.

It cascades down your cheeks in burning tears...

Speechless-Unstoppable tears that etch his name across your heart forever.

Welcome to your world and to my heart, baby Ethan.

"For you created 'his' inmost being;
   you knit 'him' together in 'his' mother’s womb.

 I praise you because 'he' is fearfully 

and 

wonderfully made; 

your works are wonderful,

I know that full well! 

Ps. 139:13 + 14

 

Peek-a-Boo Fears

 

I love playing Peek-a-Boo

with my grandson.

He doesn't realize that  I can see him the entire time.

He delights that

he has accomplished 'staying hidden' for so long.

Childlike in my own ways

I keep my own eyes covered -

hiding from others, 

myself,

and God at times.

Little by little I am learning 

to  lower my fists that cover my eyes 

when life plays fearful games with my heart.

Even when I have hidden my fears

  so well  and

for so long...

 Imagine my delight and childlike wonder 

as I  discover once again

He has had his eyes on me...

and has never left me...

the entire time!

Peek-a Boo!

God sees you...

Reflections

                    

I noticed it one day as we sat at her kitchen table.   

There she was in a pose that was comfortable to her and familiar to me…

and that’s when I noticed it – I was mirroring her same pose.

Her mannerisms were her own.

Had she sat differently

those mannerisms would have seemed awkward to me .

 But, they weren’t different, 

they were hers and I realized then - they were a part of  me as well.

I held my hand to my mouth the way she did,

  I held my coffee cup the way she did,

I leaned into her conversation the way she was leaning into mine…

In  subconscious, unnoticeable ways along the journey
I had learned to reflect my Mom.

Reflections can be a beautiful thing…
you can find them in a mirror

or in still waters,

and as I realized that day-in the eyes and life of someone you love.

Mom lived a life worthy of reflecting in many ways…

Jesus lived His life on earth, worthy of  reflecting in every way.

To reflect His voice,

His hands,

His compassion,

His laughter

His grace

His priority of people,

 It is His reflection I desire…

as I sit at Your table Lord
I wonder. . . 
am I reflecting You?

Parchment Portrait

Parchments, have held etchings of history 
for thousands of years,

bringing them onto pages of life - today.

 Words, have painted portraits in hearts

beyond that of the stroke of any brush.

Portraits, have captured beauty
throughout time,

a beauty that transcend words 
beyond any quill a hand could hold.

May the words scrolled across these portrait pages

 etch a new focus to life.

 Calligraphy of life's colors...written and framed.
Lessons of life surrounding me...seen and celebrated.