March 1, 2012
I love the month of March! It's so refreshing to think about longer days, warm sunshine, new life springing up. A sweet little four-year-old named Cora entrusted Emma to watch her plant for her while we were gone on our ski trip. When Cora handed the plant off to Emma's care, the buds were just beginning to poke their heads through; she was so excited to see what would happen in the days she was gone from her little plant. Emma said she'd have better luck keeping Cora alive, so she was a bit nervous about caring for a tiny potted plant. But she was diligent to provide the water and light needed to sustain the life of her little treasure. No matter how old you are, it is always amazing to plant something as seemingly dull as a seed and then to watch vibrant color poking through the dark soil. I think today's gratitude is for the small, sweet miracles in life. The mountains were majestic but so is each new bud on a seemingly dead tree. I love how my dear friend Sarah always says "As the Lord wills" or adds "Lord willing" to her plans for the future. If you truly stop to think about everything under the hand of our beautiful, sovereign Lord, it is such a sweet and humble place to live. Everything in nature, everything we assume to be a given- air to breath, the beating of our hearts, the opening of our eyes each morning are beautiful gifts from God. We plant a seed and expect a plant, but how often do we give praise for the sovereign details of life in that seed? I think this week I am going to pray to see the precious God-given miracles in each of my days. To not walk in arrogant assumptions but to truly bow my head in gratefulness for tiny buds, sweet smiles, working lungs, sunshine on my face, water from the tap, and oh so many other things that seem so small but are really so amazing.
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