Hope looks something like this...

Hope. 

It's something I'm learning a lot about. It's a word our culture tends to throw into the wind like it's an average one dollar bill. It's part of our every day language. My guess is that it is used almost as often as the word love, yet, like love, it is a word that conveys great depth.

We say things like "I hope I get a bonus this month" or "I hope you have a good day".  "I hope you feel better" or "hopefully we will get there on time". Hope has become this ambiguous, boring word without the deep meaning. All this to say, hope has become so much more to me than a boring word we use so often. 

Hope is what is pushing me through unexpected life change. 

It's what reminds me that God has a beautiful plan in store. 

Hope is the air I breathe. 

The life I live. 

The laughter in my soul. 

Hope is being thankful for the beautiful life I've been given even when things don't go to plan.

God has given me a renewed sense of hope and he's done it through what I call the "beautifuls" in life.

It's in the everyday things; the things I quickly take for granted. It's the simple things which scream hope to me.

What does hope look like for you?

Beautifuls

I often forget about the beautifuls in life.

I get wrapped up in the busyness of life

or I get consumed with things and circumstances that I wish were different.

I focus on the ugly and

 I forget about the simple beauties.

 

And yet, even when I'm distracted,

 God sends loud reminders that there is still beauty in this world.

Here are a few reminders that slapped me in the face this weekend:

 

In the midst of a messy world,

Beauty is everywhere...

It is in all things

It is in ourselves and it is in others.

Stop and see the beauty.

 

 

The very things I take for granted are the things others wished they had.

 

Appreciate it all..

the taste of strawberry cake filling with a sweet, light whipped cream.

It's simple. It's only 3 dollars. It's just dessert.

But it's beautiful.

 

Never stop believing in LOVE!

No matter what life brings,

never stop believing.

Love is all around!

Accept it, embrace it, and don't be scared of it!

 

Always be faithful

Be faithful to yourself, others, and most of all to

where God has you.

 

These are the beautifuls in my life right now...

What are the beautifuls in yours?

 

 



Beautifuls

I had a few precious moments this morning. Giggles, gaga noises, and rolling rrrrrs.

2,000 miles will not keep me from getting to know and see my cute little nephew. Smiles and giggles. Be still my beating heart. It will not keep me from good conversations with my sister. It will not keep me from my family. FaceTime is a beautiful invention.

The day isn't over, but I'm pretty sure that my FaceTime date with my nephew is my beautiful of the day. I wonder what yours will be.....

Beautifuls

Hi Friends,

As you can see, it has been too long since I have written. I have been so good at sticking to my goals  with this blog until now....

A week ago I jumped on a plane and flew 2, 262 miles to visit my new nephew, Zeek, and my sister and brother-in-law.  REFRESHING!

Growing up, my sister and I never got along and I am sure my parents often wondered if we would ever be friends. Now we are all grown up and things are very different. She has a little boy who is a bubble of laughter and overall, she and I have things to talk about. We have been together a week now and a fight has not yet occurred, although I have probably just jinxed us. It is a beautiful thing when we grow and change and learn to appreciate the things and people we never did as kids.

In making this blog short, I will get to the point:

BEAUTIFUL:

Vacation

the ocean

baby Zeek

baby Zeek laughing

sister friendship

a brother-in-law that tells dumb jokes

a mom and dad that love unconditionally  

In short, those are the beautifuls in my life right now, what are the beautifuls in yours?

Bye for now,

S