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The opening of rosebuds

Summer is here! There is something about spring and summer that brings me such inexplicable joy! The uncovering of the earth from the snow and ice, the dressing of trees with new leaves and blossoms, the growing of fresh green grass on the ground we tread, the beautiful flowers that cannot seem to be contained from every corner of the earth and the strong glaring sun that causes all these things to flourish in abundance! I look at all this beauty and sometimes I feel as if my feeble body will not be able to take in everything it senses. And these moments, of awe and wonder and contentment, they usually occur when I pull my mind away from tasks and goals and take a look at the world around me. Does it ever amaze you that the beauty of the world just sits there as we walk to and fro with our worries and hopes and dreams? Sometimes I wonder whether God shakes His head at the blessing we miss out on when we belittle the magnificence of our very existence. People argue about whether there i...

Forced Rest

After a year and 3 months of silence I am back!! My break has caused me to question the lay-out and overall look of this blog. I will be doing some remodeling so please excuse the occasional change. Also do let me know if you have any suggestions or critiques for the blog. I've been sick. Not my usual irritated throat and swollen glands sickness. This was the full out unable to function, aching body and complete disorientation type sickness. I tried to work through it on Monday but that only led to my symptoms getting worse and forcing me to stay home Tuesday and Wednesday. Like most people I loathe being sick and do not like having to change or delay my life because of it. But as I lay on my couch yesterday and gave in to the pain raging in my body I wondered what I was really fighting. Was this really unnecessary? Sickness isn't everyone's idea of a divine intervention but I was seriously thinking about what the Lord wanted to teach me in this moment of forced rest. I did...