The beauty that God places in front of me each day is amazing. There are some places where I've lived where I look back on and say, “There was nothing particularly pretty about that area, but I loved living there.” There are others where there were particular things that drew my eye and encouraged me to give thanks to God for putting me there. That is the case with Searsport.
Taking the opportunity of a day off on Memorial Day, we walked from our trailer to downtown and down to the sea. We found the park, the dock, and of course, the beach. I took off my sandals and walked along the cobblestone beach, splashing in the shallow water, letting the bay's water lap at my ankles. Dogs and people played with each other in the shallows, and shrieks of laughter filled the air.
In our current location, there is obvious beauty all around. From the flowers and the parks to the quaint seaside villages and the ocean vistas, I often find myself giving thanks to God for the natural beauty that surrounds me. Yesterday I sat at my windows while a storm moved in and marvelled at the billowing cumulus clouds racing wispy cirrus clouds across the sky. Big raindrops and tiny bits of hail pelted the window, and periodic lightning snaked through the dark clouds. Not a day goes by that I don't marvel at God's natural world around us.
After the skies cleared, I wandered outside to enjoy the fresh air, the sunshine, and the flowers. Tiny orange flowers hid beneath the towering white lilac bushes. Butterflies and bees floated on the cool breeze and fluttered from flower to flower. I went back into the trailer and grabbed a pair of scissors, anxious to infuse some natural perfume into the trailer.
I found myself singing. I joined the psalmist in saying, " O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens." How blessed I feel I am to know, worship, and love the Creator of our world.
This morning I saw three robins standing like sentries in the yard, peering over the blades of grass for a hint of movement that would become a tasty breakfast. Earlier this week I awoke to the call of seagulls, a pleasant change from the cawing of the crows that awakened me in Hampden. Everywhere I turn, God's beauty abounds. And because of my forage into the yard yesterday with scissors, God's creative beauty and fragrance are inside the trailer too.
Taking the opportunity of a day off on Memorial Day, we walked from our trailer to downtown and down to the sea. We found the park, the dock, and of course, the beach. I took off my sandals and walked along the cobblestone beach, splashing in the shallow water, letting the bay's water lap at my ankles. Dogs and people played with each other in the shallows, and shrieks of laughter filled the air.
In our current location, there is obvious beauty all around. From the flowers and the parks to the quaint seaside villages and the ocean vistas, I often find myself giving thanks to God for the natural beauty that surrounds me. Yesterday I sat at my windows while a storm moved in and marvelled at the billowing cumulus clouds racing wispy cirrus clouds across the sky. Big raindrops and tiny bits of hail pelted the window, and periodic lightning snaked through the dark clouds. Not a day goes by that I don't marvel at God's natural world around us.After the skies cleared, I wandered outside to enjoy the fresh air, the sunshine, and the flowers. Tiny orange flowers hid beneath the towering white lilac bushes. Butterflies and bees floated on the cool breeze and fluttered from flower to flower. I went back into the trailer and grabbed a pair of scissors, anxious to infuse some natural perfume into the trailer.
I found myself singing. I joined the psalmist in saying, " O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens." How blessed I feel I am to know, worship, and love the Creator of our world.
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