Truth and Beauty

Make-up.
Clothing designs.
Big house.
Shoes.
Sports paraphernalia.
Hair products.
Diets.
Contacts.
Jewelry.
Nice cars.

Thick wallets.

Since when did any of these define a person?

Forget getting to know me, just look at my outside and decide whether or not you find be acceptable.
The words of my mouth don't do the talking any more, watch my feet for the Jimmy Choo's to do the talking and the walking.
My mind needs nothing to fill it, I'll marry rich and won't have to worry about anything else ever again.

No.

Not me.

How did Belle put it... "I want so much more than this provincial life."

My spirit is what will be beautiful. I am defined by "Not the color of my skin, but the strength of my character." Revolutionary inside, changing the whole world, just by changing me. The world cannot be the same, for even when the smallest grain of sand in the Sahara is moved but a milimeter the universe is now different. I will not remain in society's sand box of depression, I am BEAUTIFUL in the eyes of the only one whose opinion matters- the Creator of the universe.

I'm embarking on an unbeaten trail- try to keep up won't you?

Forsythia Bushes

Today, as I was walking along the sidewalk, and suddenly I recognized there was more than just me wearing a bright color.

My favorite signs of spring are coming out of hiding.

The first one I saw was actually my favorite- the forsythia bushes are blooming.
For those of you who did not grow up with a mother who loved botany, forsythia bushes are those plants that bloom with tiny yellow flowers all over the entire plant before and after they grow leaves.
They cover our area with their glowing unconventional light, brightening up even the cloudy days.

While on the way to church today, I saw my second favorite sign of spring: lovely daffodils with their green leaves starkly contrasting the dark, damp earth supporting them. When we lived up in the northern parts of the country, the daffodils were always the first things to pop out of the ground, claiming victory over the death of winter.

The symbol of Spring has so many beautiful connotations to its being.

The re-birth of all living creatures shows a beautiful depiction of how man can be regenerated from a old, dead character into a beautiful, fresh and clean soul.
I have been made new, a creation that is a bold statement of who made me and what He can do with just a little bit of dust, a wisp of God's Breath, and His Living Water.

A Song For Today

The Orange County Supertones: So Great A Salvation
This song has such a great message:

I feel I got a glimpse of Heaven right here on earth...

Why me God?
Why should you chose me?

Oh, Hold me in Your arms of love
Sometimes I swear I feel Your Heartbeat...
I could never, ever thank You enough.
Here's my life for whatever it's worth.

Let that be my heart.
Amen.