Showing posts with label Picture Perfect. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Picture Perfect. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 8

Long Walks in the Fall



Fall is one of the most beautiful times of the year. God's glory is certainly displayed in the fiery hues of autumn. There is a crispness in the air, and a chill too. Signaling the changing of the seasons. Part of me loves change. No more same-ol'-same-ol', but there is another part of me, which I am sure is echoed in everyone that is uncomfortable with change. Running into my best friend from middle school just yesterday reminded me of how even though we never change, we do change. We sat and chatted, and I realized I am nothing like the girl I was back then. Perhaps there are some corners of my soul where that insecure little girl lingers, but I am stronger now. Just this past week I've had to deal with more changes to the "routine." It's difficult at first, adjusting, but I can only be optomistic.

While fall reminds me of change, I have to admit that I love spring. Spring reminds me that God brings newness in the change. It's a comfort to know that I am not the same person that first came to Christ at the cross.

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (2 Corinthians 5:17)

I was able to walk among the tree with a friend yesteday; today I just need to pop in a cough drop and crawl back into bed. Being sick is no fun!

Get out there, enjoy fall, and embrace the changes God is making in you!

Wednesday, September 17

Bathed in Moonlight



There is something about watching the world from above that makes everything fade away. It's like everything inside you doesn't exist for those moments, and it's just you, gazing at the water bathed in moonlight, talking to God. You shiver, partly from the cold, but partly because of the way you feel in those moments. Like you're totally surrendered, and everything you've worried about just melts away in the presence of God's beauty. Looking at the water, in the glow of the moonlight, made me imagine that this would be what a perfect first kiss would be like. That feeling, right then.

I wanted to keep those feelings, those moments in my pocket, and take them out when I start feeling overwhelmed or troubled. I knew the photo could never capture them. I couldn't store those moments, but I savored them. Just like I'm trying to do with my whole life, because I know I'll never get these beautiful moments back.

"Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." (Psalm 90:12)

You've got a beautiful life, don't waste it.

Tuesday, September 2

Sunset

One of my friends was looking at the sunset and I seized the moment with my camera. I really love this shot, enjoy.