Milestones

We had the honor and the privilege of attending our friends Vic and Jo's 60th wedding anniversary celebration this past weekend. They are amazing people. They inspire us - not just because they have made it 60 years, but because of who they are.

They are both generious people. With their time, talents, knowledge and abilities. But mostly with their love. For each other and for those lucky enough to be their children and their friends.

Congratulations Vic and Jo.

Life's storms

We're at the ocean this week. The first thing I did when we walked into our condo was open the sliding glass door facing the ocean. I love the sound of the ocean. The roar, the crash, the rhythm. It's relaxing and exhilarating all at the same time.

This morning I sat mesmerized watching the waves form and race for shore, and I noticed that the most interesting and beautiful waves that formed off shore, the ones that captured my attention, came to shore with only a fraction of the power they had displayed and the destruction they had promised. By the time they hit the shore line, their power had spread out and covered a wider part of the shore.

That made me start thinking about the storms we weather in life. Sometimes the waves we see descending on us with their loud roar and high forming waves immobilize us. We get caught up in the destruction we see headed our way, and forget that waves that form that far from shore hit with less power.

There are other times when we don't see the other waves that are forming beside the one that's got our entire attention, until it crashes into the first wave and neutralizes its power.

Sometimes, a wave will form very close to shore and hit with unexpected force. But we have to realize that with the unending rhythm and motion of the ocean of our life, the pain and the destruction is only temporary. The following waves will wash away the debris, and time will cause a softening to the hard edges left behind.

The constant motion of the water is soothing, and it's cleansing. Enjoy the sound of the ocean in your life.

The sound of running water...

Driving home from lunch with a friend, I passed a garden shop that specializes in fountains. The light was just perfect so I stopped to take some pictures. They have a whole green house where they keep all their fish. It was peaceful in the fish house and I enjoyed walking the grounds hearing the water fall from many different fountains. Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy.

Faith Building Friday

I can hear the rhythm, by Misty Edwards. Time to crank it up!

Recycling your old cell phone.

We've been holding on to old cell phones looking for a worthy cause to donate them to. My sister told me about Cell Phones for Soldiers. You can send in or drop off your old cell phone and it is recycled with the funds used to purchase a phone card with one hour of talk time for a soldier. You can also list a soldier to receive a card, donate cash or sign up to become a drop off point. Pretty amazing program. For more details click here.

Wordless Wednesday

One word...

So I read a post my nephew wrote the other day, you can read it here, about how God chooses the least to turn the world upside down. My free translation. Just after that, I responded to a Facebook question:
Leave a ONE WORD comment that you think describes me. It can only be one word. No more. Then copy and paste this on your wall so that I may leave a word about you....

The comments that I received surprised me. They humbled me. In my wildest expectations they are how I would want people to see me or think of me.

So that lead me back to Andy's post. Realizing how God sees us, and what we can do for Him when we're in tune with Him, and how we can affect people, because we reflect Him and are in tune with Him. Regardless of how we feel about ourselves.

So - in your wildest imagination, what would you like people to say when they describe you?

I'll bet that they do.