Spring Reflection
In the mornings I often sit and listen to the birds chirping and the tree frogs singing their songs while I drink coffee on the porch and write in my journal.
This past weekend I had the opportunity to have most of Saturday to myself. I sat in the hot tub as the sun came up on the horizon. I worked in the gardens. I prepared sourdough bread and moved the new chicks to their outside pen. I repotted some small tomatoes and readjusted some greenhouse shelving to meet the current needs of my plant propagation.
I drank a whole pot of coffee and walked around barefoot, soaking in the time I had to spend in the quiet, reflecting on my life and everything in it.
Life is good, isn’t it?
Even when it is hard, it is still good.
We have a God who looks out for us and is eternally ours. He has created us in a magnificent and detailed way. He provides the Holy Spirit for discernment and Jesus as our Savior. We are never alone.
Reflecting on the good things in my life, there is no room for focusing on the bad. When I spend time alone in the quiet, I refocus my energy and prayers.
Our God is able, and that brings me comfort.
Through the struggles with anxiety, health, and aging, I have learned even more how important it is to hand things over to Him and leave them at his feet.
God continues to show me how to live gratefully in each moment like it’s the best one yet. He meets me in the valley and on the mountaintop. He walks me through everything life has to offer, one step at a time.
I really enjoy my time with Him on Saturday mornings. I love writing my prayers in a journal, experiencing the wonders of creation in my gardens, and feeling the cool, damp grass under my feet as I walk in the yard.
I listen for the whisper of the wind that makes my heart jump in anticipation of what comes next. I watch for the sun and moon to trade places in the sky each day, knowing He is in control of it all.
At the end of each evening, when I am tired and ready for some rest, I know He is there, watching over me, making sure my plan is intact at His will and not my own. I can rest fully knowing The Creator of the Universe is in control of everything, the fight has already been won and all I need to do is be still.
I hope this has been a short passage of encouragement for you today as you walk through your life and everything it has to offer.
XOXO,
