A Beautiful Mess

A Beautiful Mess

We have all heard that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some people might see this as a mess, a pile of sweaty, smelly basketball clothes left laying on the table (eeek!) so a certain, sometimes forgetful, Mom won't forget to wash them. Yes, there is under armour and socks included in that pile. Don't worry, if I invite you over for coffee it will be thoroughly disinfected :) But I digress. For those of you who don't know, a senior basketball player from a neighboring town was killed in an automobile accident earlier this season, on his way home from practice. That night when D Bear came home and stepped out of his smelly socks and left them laying in the middle of the floor, I thought to myself how blessed I was to be able to pick up those stinky socks, that there was a family that would give everything they had to be able to pick up another pair of stinky socks. I made a decision that day to say a little prayer of thanks every time I get to pick up after that sloppy boy. I stop short of smelling those sweaty clothes..... and it wouldn't hurt my feelings at all if he would pick them up himself. What messes do you have that are really evidence of blessings?

One Little Word

In all my recent surfing around and discovering new Blogs, I came across Ali Edward's One Little Word project, via Shutter Sisters and their Big Picture classes. The idea is to choose one word for the year that can act as your mantra, or catalyst for the year. It is a word that you focus on, think about, and use as your guide as you go about your daily life.

What word embodies what you want for yourself in 2011? It can either be something tangible or intangible. Some words other people have chosen; Strength, Courage, Balance, Peace, Play, Joy... It doesn't need to make sense to anyone but you.

One little word........ let it have meaning in your life and see where this year takes you!

Fresh Start

I am determined to get this Blog thing figured out. I just finished reading Brene' Brown's The Gift's of Imperfection. I am going to try and apply some of what I have learned to my attitude towards my Blog. I want to have a fabulous looking Blog like so many of the Blogs that I follow. I get frustrated every time. I here by resolve to give myself a break and be okay with baby steps, so plan on hearing from me more often and thank you for your patience along the way! 

Wish You Were Here?

Blessings and Benedictions

Due to the fact that I live in one time zone and work in another, and live 45 minutes from work, I get to spend a lot of time on the road. When my kids were younger I convinced myself that this wasn't a bad thing, as it provided me with some treasured alone time. Back in the day I didn't even have cell service for 30 of those minutes.

Now, all these years later I am still commuting to work, but I have more alone time than I need. I have had to look for another silver lining to those early mornings driving into the sunrise and late afternoons driving off into the sunset. I thought I would share with you some of the scenes God provides me with. I have a front row seat for the show. When those first rays of sun hit the windshield in the morning I can't help but feel God is sending a gift to compensate for the odd hours I keep... 

may the Lord bless you and keep you;

may He make His face to shine unto you and be gracious unto you;

may He make His face to shine on you and be gracious to you;

may He lift His countenance on you and give you peace..  Numbers 6:22-27 (NIV)

See the things you might miss....... Beauty and blessings are everywhere, you just need to remember to look.