Smiles

I love when God does little things.  Things that make me smile and feel He is just right then, giving me a extra dose of attention and love.

I love those silly flowers that grow all over the highways, in all the cracks around the railroad, along sidewalks....some people call them weeds, I call the little purple-y blue things beautiful.  (but then I like the dandelions all over the lawn as well!).  As I was driving along the highway a couple of days ago I noticed that the medians were filled with them....like little fields of wildflowers in the middle of congested, over developed suburbia!  And I thought, what a wonderful blessing Lord!  How beautiful this display of His handiwork, and I felt like it was an specially grown garden just for me at that moment.  Block after block it went on!  I was thrilled with the sight!

2 nights ago....another busy, too much to do, not enough help, kind of night at work, the kind we have been having a lot of lately....glad we are busy, but I feel exhausted every night leaving there.  Anyways, I went out to lunch, and I was just sitting in my truck reading The Pastor's Wife (Sabina Wurmbrand....I highly recommend this book...it's a great read! Her and Pastor Richard founded Voice of the Martyrs) and I heard some booms.  Looked up and this awesome fireworks display was going on.  In the beginning of August?  Don't know what it was for, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching the display.  I felt like God had arranged my lunch period at just that exactly right time so I could catch the whole thing.   A pretty little reprieve to bring some pleasure to my heart in the middle of the craziness!  Thank You Lord.

These are the kinds of things that I miss so often, or take for granted.  The little moments of love and joy that my Father sends to make me smile.  I want to see them all!!  I know there is  a scripture some where (Psalms maybe?) that says, turn my eyes from worthless things.  I think I spend so much time looking at the things that annoy and aggravate me that I miss the lovely, the the things that pour joy and cheer into my heart.  How sad.  Lord, open my eyes today to see Your hand, to see the wonders and joys you send into my world today.  Thank You for them.

Found it !  Psalm 119:37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to Your word. 

Open eyes today !!