Recklessly Lost
Canon 5D Mark ll, 100 mm2.8 macro, 3.5 aperture, 1/80 shutter 500 ISO
It is true, my heart burns to see the treasures that other lands hold. I long for adventures in far away places. I dream of walking along cobblestone streets, ducking into an out of the way coffee shop to escape the rain. I imagine the colors, the faces of cultures in distant lands, their languages mixing like music in my ears. I want to see stars that stretch across the entire horizon close enough to pluck from the sky, the green mountains of Ireland and the beaches of New Zealand. I dream about these places and I speak softly to my heart when it swells with angst that this may never come to pass.
Wonder Unfurling
But then I think about the wonder I have seen, the places I have been. My heart has fluttered as a fresh from heaven baby curled her fingers around mine. I have wandered deep into a brilliant congregation in full song, heads lifted to heaven. I have gotten lost in the laughter and the blue eyes of Miss Emily Grace, a wonder in herself. I have seen breathtaking rainbows and stormy sunsets. I have found true love in my Carolina Boy and I hold him close every night. And my children, oh my babies. How can I even begin to count the blessings found in Katie , Annie, and Johnny? The list can go on for a very long time. I am indeed a blessed woman, having seen more in my short lifetime of the glories of God and the life He gives than I deserve. He is good.
Delicate Detail
I read a quote today by the late Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and it deepened my belief in delighting in the small things. She stated, ” One can get just as much exultation on losing oneself in a little thing as in a big thing. It is nice to know how one can be recklessly lost in a daisy.” I love that. It is perfectly put. I think my husband can attest to the times he has come upon me completely and utterly lost in the details of a flower.
I believe with all my heart that God will show me all that He wants me to see, and if I thoroughly delight in the things He has already shown me, how much sweeter will anything more be?
I look forward to all He has planned.
James 1:17 ~”Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
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Wonderful times and places will arrive. I truly believe that God has exciting things ahead for you. More than you can imagine. It is like “Build it and they will come”. I am still finding lots of adventures at my age. Dream about what you want and God will not disappoint you. He still wants to give you the desires of your heart.
Thank you, Mama! I love you!