Magic

I have often dreamed of such things as magic and mystery, enchantment and beauty. I very well may have spent a lifetime searching for what I believed they were if it hadn't been for an unexpected influence.

"It is magic for the sun to rise, warm your face, and set, and for the seasons to change the face of the earth. It is mysterious to gaze into an endless night sky that glistens with millions of stars. Forests with trees and brooks, fields with flowers and fauna, mountains with sky-lines and waterfalls, and oceans with magnificent creatures and crystal-like reflections - all hold within them an enchantment. While, to their all-powerful Creator, are nothing compared to the beauty of a human smile."

From the smallest flower to the largest mountain, creation was a gift of magic for our enjoyment...for our smile.
How often do your surroundings make you smile?
Do you let them?

The Dark Side of the Sun.

Summer finally arrived for me. My family had our first cook-out. Grilled hotdogs and hamburgers, some watermelon, homemade lemonade - it was great. We got our pool running again, and I went swimming for the first time this summer. I was a little too happy as they say and stayed out a little too long...not a good idea. The sun has now left it's long yet temporary mark on me...yes, I look like a tomato. But hey, it was the classic way of jumping into summer. Any way, it has been a few days since my last blog; it's not my fault though, it's the computer's. I had a little virus problem, but all is well now. And here is a random fact for the day:

Did you know that most frosting on cake is made from pure lard, and that the most common brand is Crisco. Now you know.

And here is my verse(s) for the day:
Job 37
13) He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
14) Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

Life can get pretty gloomy and depressing sometimes...but the only reason it does is because we let life get that way. Job had every reason in the world to have a "bad day" but did he? His first thought was "I must have sinned against God" so he asked God's forgiveness. When his torment didn't go away, he didn't curse God and kill himself; Job trusted God's plan for him, and knew that it would somehow be for God's glory in the end. Be more like Job today and think of how a trial can be more of a blessing.

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking

When you thought I wasn't looking you hung my first painting on the refrigerator, and I wanted to paint another.
When you thought I wasn't looking you fed a stray cat, and I thought it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking you baked a birthday cake just for me, and I knew that little things were special things.
When you thought I wasn't looking you said a prayer, and I believed there was a God that I could always talk to.
When you thought I wasn't looking you kissed me good-night, and I felt loved.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw tears come from your eyes, and I learned that sometimes things hurt -- but that it's alright to cry.
When you thought I wasn't looking you smiled, and it made me want to look that pretty, too.
When you thought I wasn't looking you cared, and I wanted to be everything I could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking -- I looked...and wanted to say thanks for all those things you did when you thought I wasn't looking.

-by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan

Parents can be rough and strict sometimes...but I think all too often we forget the little things they taught us - the special things - the important things in life. Parents need encouragement sometimes too, and it can be as simple as saying thanks or giving them a hug...

HUGS
A hug is the perfect gift
One size fits all
And no one minds if you exchange it.