it's the meal i look forward to
i like breakfast menus
the quiet slow time
to think, reflect, listen
before the schedule and unknown of the day unfolds
so many words, songs, visuals, analogies, faces
come to mind
recipe
as i'm cooking
i look at the hand-written recipe
nothing special about the 4 ingredients
but who and where it came from
bring friends to mind
and memories of a vacation
table
sitting at the table
the table for me is the center of home
always has been
many significant conversations in my life
have been at kitchen tables
out the window i see and mention
the rose bushes are sprouting again
mention of sprout sparks
"mom, remember when...
we painted that lady's house
and she told us her special bush hadn't bloomed
then it finally was after 5 years?"
i hear and see God in symbolisms
eyes
all eyes look tired this morning
not many words yet
mostly slow stares
later in the day/week
eyes will sparkle
eyes will cry
we often see the heart best through the eyes
Sunday
it's the start of a new week
a week that opens up a next chapter
a week that closes the summer
summer
"it's gone so fast!"
yes it has
that's a good sign
the good times go fast
the tough times drag on slowly
it's been a great summer of experiences
experiences
those things you can't buy
and you can't fully put into words
what you saw, what you heard, what you felt, what you did
it's personal - we each experience it differently
you can't explain it
Lance gone 2 weeks to BAJA 101 mission trip
Tricia home 2 weeks from work
Avery gone 4 weeks to middle school camp, Louisville, Joplin, outback camp
Carver gone to 4 weeks of camp
Davis - like a labrador retriever greeting everyone to our home with joy :)
birthdays
the video of singing "God's blessings on you..."
blowing out candles
the gift of concert tickets - to see Jaime Grace, Tenth Ave North, TobyMac
fireworks as TobyMac lifts up the words of "Jesus Freak"
i can't describe it
the words of a song that i hear in a new way
Break open the sky
Won't You turn off gravity so we can fly?
We wanna see Your face
So tear the roof off this place
Jesus, break open the sky
rain
this summer such a reminder of our dependence
on water
on God
of how rainbows only appear after storms
how seeds only grow after they have been dropped
in the dirt
covered in darkness
waiting to be watered for strength needed
to struggle through to reach the light
so they can grow up
to something that amazingly began as a small seed
why do the weeds not need water to grow?
are you daily planting and anticipating a hope-filled harvest
of fruit of the Spirit
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control
fire
a circle of friends around a campfire
holding hands in closing prayer
fire refines
hugs
no words needed
sometimes a hug says it all
stuff
note above it's not about the stuff
you can't go to the store
to pick out and buy your life story
Donald Miller quotes about life story
Soon the credits will roll in your life. How will the people in the theater feel after engaging in your story? Love while you have the time.
Don't shout down the bad stories. Just crowd them out with good ones.
People want to join a great story. If you want to lead, tell one with your life. Who do you know that is living a great story?
A good story is more powerful than an army.
I don't want your advice. I just want your story. Your advice sends me on my way. Your story comes with me.
By loving one person you'll teach hundreds to love others.
The more I try to impress people, the more I separate myself from them. Vulnerability attracts love. I want to take a year off from trying to impress people and instead try to connect. I bet it would be the best year of my life.
Never underestimate the power of one great story.
No book or movie has inspired me more than people who are telling great stories with their lives.
Once we understand our story is just a subplot of God's story, our lives make more sense."Celebrate the small things, for one day you will look back and realize they were the big things."
-tvz
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