The other day, we were sitting around discussing the little things that we really don't appreciate enough. We are too busy to notice. We take them for granted. Whatever, we just aren't appreciative enough. I don't have the group list we'd come up with but here are some of mine.
We have this very large shower head, maybe 8 inches across. Feels like a gentle rain shower. Sometimes, I notice how wonderful it is and just stand there enjoying the warmth and the calming drops. AHHH!
Then there are the times when I drop a sharp pointy knife.......and it DOESN'T land on my foot. Thank you, God.
Rainbows.I just get giddy over rainbows. See? I don't even have to have a pretty setting to go nuts. This photo was from a vacation, off a hotel balcony, with too much building in the way to enjoy the full rainbow but still, it's a rainbow!!!
An unexpected laugh. A deep, side-hurting belly laugh. The kind that brings tears to your eyes. I saw a commercial, yes a commercial, the other day that really took me by surprise. I laughed so hard my stomach muscles hurt and I couldn't talk. What fun!
Towels straight out of the still-warm dryer. That warmth just gets all the way into my bones.
Christmas Lights, the underneath (cool) side of the pillow, clean sheets, the smell of freshly cut grass and when a light rain falls. Waking up before the alarm goes off to find that it is still HOURS before you have to get up. A baby's laugh. The smile on a young child's face when they just first understand something new.
What does most of this have to do with Thoughts and Meditations of God? I think all of these things are glimpses of God's goodness. God created everything, all the laws of the universe. He made the underneath side of a pillow cool. He provided warmth so we feel the warmth of the towel from the dryer. He provides rainfall so we smell the clean air and feel the calming drops. He creates opportunities every day for us to see Him and His creation. We need to take the time to appreciate it and to say thank you. There are so many things that happen each day that we take for granted and therefore miss the joy of it. What a shame.
Thank you Creator, for glimpses of You. Thank You for cleansing rainfall, for warmth, for Christmas and vacation. Thank you for rainbows and laughter. Thank You for showers, warm towels, electricity and laws of the universe. May we all sing of Your Glory. Amen
We have this very large shower head, maybe 8 inches across. Feels like a gentle rain shower. Sometimes, I notice how wonderful it is and just stand there enjoying the warmth and the calming drops. AHHH!
Then there are the times when I drop a sharp pointy knife.......and it DOESN'T land on my foot. Thank you, God.
Rainbows.I just get giddy over rainbows. See? I don't even have to have a pretty setting to go nuts. This photo was from a vacation, off a hotel balcony, with too much building in the way to enjoy the full rainbow but still, it's a rainbow!!!
An unexpected laugh. A deep, side-hurting belly laugh. The kind that brings tears to your eyes. I saw a commercial, yes a commercial, the other day that really took me by surprise. I laughed so hard my stomach muscles hurt and I couldn't talk. What fun!
Towels straight out of the still-warm dryer. That warmth just gets all the way into my bones.
Christmas Lights, the underneath (cool) side of the pillow, clean sheets, the smell of freshly cut grass and when a light rain falls. Waking up before the alarm goes off to find that it is still HOURS before you have to get up. A baby's laugh. The smile on a young child's face when they just first understand something new.
What does most of this have to do with Thoughts and Meditations of God? I think all of these things are glimpses of God's goodness. God created everything, all the laws of the universe. He made the underneath side of a pillow cool. He provided warmth so we feel the warmth of the towel from the dryer. He provides rainfall so we smell the clean air and feel the calming drops. He creates opportunities every day for us to see Him and His creation. We need to take the time to appreciate it and to say thank you. There are so many things that happen each day that we take for granted and therefore miss the joy of it. What a shame.
Thank you Creator, for glimpses of You. Thank You for cleansing rainfall, for warmth, for Christmas and vacation. Thank you for rainbows and laughter. Thank You for showers, warm towels, electricity and laws of the universe. May we all sing of Your Glory. Amen
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