Life is Beautiful

The past few weeks have been busy, but full of incredible beauty. We are so, so blessed! 

The beauty of a baby. Every moment is a treasure, even the difficult ones at 2am. I love every second. The adorable faces he makes. His tiny sighs of contentment after a good feeding. His little hand curled around mine. The weight of him in my arms. Such beauty... it takes my breath away!

 

The beauty of grandparents getting to see their first grandchild. I'm so thankful that my parents were able to visit for a week right after Kyler was born. It was such a special time... one you can't ever replace or get back. Beauty.

The beauty of a wedding. Clint's uncle lost his first wife 3 years ago very suddenly. The pain was so blinding... so startling. No one understood why. Yet God knew. He saw the bigger plan. 2 weeks ago, Clint's uncle remarried to a wonderful woman. God brings beauty from pain.

The beauty of the body of Christ. We've shared in two churches during the past two weeks. Has it ever struck you how beautiful the body of Christ can be? We came to share about our ministry. We left overwhemingly blessed by the people we met and their passionate love for God. What incredible beauty!

The beauty of remembering. Memories can be so painful sometimes. A lost loved one. A poor decision. A hurtful situation. Yet each of those memories have made us who we are. And hopefully, we have allowed God to use them to bring beauty and healing into our lives. Today, as we celebrate Memorial Day, I hope each of us will remember how God used the most painful event in history to bring us redemption with him. The ultimate beauty.

Life is so beautiful. Treasure it today.