"When good is found and we
embrace it with abandon, we embrace the Giver of it. It's our prayer
that you find God everywhere.
Yes, in church on Sunday at 9:00 am, but
also in the seemingly mundane. In traffic on Tuesday at 5:15 pm. In a
parent-teacher meeting. In the colors of a sunset. On the other end of a
tragic phone call.
Every second is an opportunity for praise. There is a
choosing to be made. A choosing at each moment. This is the praise
habit. Finding God moment by revelatory moment, in the sacred and the
mundane, in the valley and on the hill, in triumph and tragedy, and
living praise erupting because of it.
This is what we were made for."
~ David Crowder
...the rare gift of an afternoon nap...
...Wes home early from work one afternoon...
...time spent playing "pretend campout" with Eli...
...the way Will comes over and wraps himself up in my sweater...
...a winter hike through the woods near sunset...finding a letterbox...and a frozen find only boys would find exciting...
...more "dude perfect" audition tapes...
...another snowday...
...stopping to look at the sparkling snow from the glow of the moon...
...a praying friend that shares Psalm 32:8...
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you."
...the sky over the house one morning...
...Wes home early from work one afternoon...
...time spent playing "pretend campout" with Eli...
...the way Will comes over and wraps himself up in my sweater...
...a winter hike through the woods near sunset...finding a letterbox...and a frozen find only boys would find exciting...
...their "Rocky" pose...
...more "dude perfect" audition tapes...
...another snowday...
...stopping to look at the sparkling snow from the glow of the moon...
...a praying friend that shares Psalm 32:8...
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you."
...the sky over the house one morning...
...a little time and a willing subject to try this snow blowing idea...
...looking at these pictures and learning what I need to do differently next time...
...a friends text to check in on an important meeting...
...prayers lifted when worry creeps in...
...a friends text to check in on an important meeting...
...prayers lifted when worry creeps in...
...Sledding with the boys...
...an email from a friend with this nugget of truth from Tim Keller...
"suffering can strengthen our relationship to God as nothing else can.
C.S. Lewis' famous dictum is true, that in prosperity God whispers to us
but in adversity he shouts to us."
...curling up with Eli on the couch while I listen to him read...
...this one enjoying the snow...
...playing War with superman while he sings opera...
...his laugh and how it makes us all laugh...
...a meeting that goes better than expected...
...belly laughing with Wes one evening over goofy, immature and childish stuff...
...Being woke up by Joshua saying "Mom come see the sunrise in my room. It's beautiful!"...
...how we talk about Hosea 6:3 and we continue to watch the sun rise from the horizon...
...taking a moment to capture a picture of the sky with my real camera for the JOY theme this week for Project52...
...my husbands gift to me on a Saturday morning...no responsibilities other than to go somewhere and write...
...sunset smackdown...
...and for my husband...who makes life more fun...
...curling up with Eli on the couch while I listen to him read...
...this one enjoying the snow...
...playing War with superman while he sings opera...
...his laugh and how it makes us all laugh...
...a meeting that goes better than expected...
...belly laughing with Wes one evening over goofy, immature and childish stuff...
...Being woke up by Joshua saying "Mom come see the sunrise in my room. It's beautiful!"...
...how we talk about Hosea 6:3 and we continue to watch the sun rise from the horizon...
...taking a moment to capture a picture of the sky with my real camera for the JOY theme this week for Project52...
...my husbands gift to me on a Saturday morning...no responsibilities other than to go somewhere and write...
...sunset smackdown...
...and for my husband...who makes life more fun...
