I feel confident in saying that this time of the year is – to say the least – fast & frenzied. Every year I vow that the next year will be even less about the “holiday” and more about the “true spirit”. And while I admit that it is so hard not to give in to the mass chaos that society has created (and that I am FAR from where I want to be), I am truly spirited and grateful. I captured this image with my little digital today as we played on “our Christmas blessing”. I have been dreaming of a “fort” for the girls – under the giant oak – since we first looked at this property and before I was even pregnant with Beverly. This morning I was living a dream…as cliche as it sounds. This photo, of Stella “flying” on her new swing – nothing but sheer JOY and the “light of God” blasting through the treetop, captures my heart. I could be NO MORE GRATEFUL for this wonderful, unexpected blessing…a beautiful hand-me-down. It had no giant Christmas bow, just a few cobwebs and leftover fall leaves…yet it evoked something so terribly beautiful in my heart. I could never find or feel this in any mall, on any list, or under any tree. It cannot be planned or carefully over analyzed. There is great beauty in simplicity and humbling pleasure in grasping it. I am pleased with this life that I choose to live – its simplicity is my extravagance, my JOY.
“A saviour was born”…”crucified”…and “died” so that I may be blessed to experience this life – every minute of it …I could want for nothing.
by TwoSuez
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