Beauty...the idea of it has captured me recently. What is beautiful for you? For me, it's being in nature, taking a walk, singing to Jesus, writing, cooking, CREATING. And I've realized more the past couple of weeks, that I long to create, but I don't feel that I'm the best at it. If someone were to describe me, I don't believe creative would be an adjective used. I can create papers or talk to someone all day long, but creative is not in me. I think of my sister, Sara. She's creative and artistic and has a natural gift to create beauty with home decor, artwork, fashion. I think of my friend, Lindsey Jo, who is a 24 year old version of Martha Stewart, who can sew, garden, and cook wonderfully. So since I have a slower schedule this summer and the hubs is working some late nights, I'm on a journey of finding something to create, something that I feel brings beauty in my life.
But for now, I realized this blog is something of beauty for me. I keep going back and forth whether to publicize it. In our technology world, I don't want the basis of my relationships to come from a blog. I know sometimes I feel connected to someone just because I see their Facebook status, when in reality, I haven't talked to them in 2 years. So, I don't want superficial relationships. But as I was on my walk just now, it hit me that maybe blogging is another avenue to create beauty. And so maybe I need to bury my pride and just do what I love doing.
So, I will have to keep you up to date with how my creative venture goes. For now though, I am enjoying the sweet presence of Jesus in this simple life.
