The Beauty of Playfulness {Day 7}

  We were on our way upstairs when he glanced out the living room window. At the same time we both saw that his neighborhood buddies were playing. He looked up at me, “can I go play?” In a moment I am torn between ‘my plan’ for the night- my husband is at a meeting, tonight […]

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Connected Beauty- {Day 6}

  Once upon a time Rob and I both took a Strength Finders test for a church planters assessment. One of my top strengths/values was Connectedness. Here’s an excerpt of the description: “… you know that we are all connected. You have a unique ability to connect the dots between what is happening in the here […]

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No Words {Day 5}

  Play. The Beauty of Sabbath. {I am participating in The Nester’s 31 Days of Series. Click right here to see all the amazing topics!  I am writing on 31 Beauty Full Days.  You can read the intro post here.  And you can also always click on the button on the sidebar to see all posts in the series. […]

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God’s Handwriting {Day 4}

“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.” Ralph Waldo Emerson I carry around my camera more. Now that these 31 Days have begun. On a quest to notice beauty, and the ways it fills my life. Sometimes He interrupts my quest with the very thing I seek. And quiets […]

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Beauty Invites- Isaiah 35 {Day 3}

  Isaiah 35 The desert and the parched land will be glad;     the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, 2 it will burst into bloom;     it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,     the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the Lord,     the splendor of our […]

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Defining Beauty {Day 2}

I suppose if we are going to talk about beauty for 31 days, perhaps we should define it. But how do we? I would imagine that if we asked 100 people we would receive 100 different definitions, giving weight to the old adage “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. Our hearts are all […]

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Vulnerability and Beauty {Day 1}

He holds on to the edge of the boat railing. Anticipating. In awe. The power of the waterfall is overwhelming. The mist covers us. And his small hand, bravely steadying him as he faces the power.  Both enthralled and cautious. That hand is beauty to me. That hand symbolizes vulnerability. Opening ourselves to experience more, […]

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31 Beauty Full Days- intro post

    The last two years I have participated in The Nester’s 31 Days of Series. The challenge? To write for the 31 days of October on a topic of your choice. In 2012 I wrote on 31 Days of Fall– as a season of life and as a season of faith. Remembering our miscarriages […]

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