Be Amazed at God’s Beauty! Be Amazed at God! Be Amazed! Be!

This was my view when I headed out of my drive, leaving home this morning.  I was absolutely amazed by God’s beauty and had to stop the car, put the window down, and take a picture.  It’s all about perspective.  Looking again at this photo – I see leaves that never got raked, more weeds than grass in yard that really needs much more attention than it’s given.  There’s the flower bed that never got completely cleaned out last fall, the name-carved log that will soon make better mulch than decoration, the fence-line weeds still in need of a weed eater and the pear trees sorely in need of trimming…..and yet, this morning, with a heart freshly God-focused, I didn’t see any of that!   I saw flowering trees, buds just beginning to open – the background of many years of prom pictures. I saw an old nanny goat, now beyond her breeding years, surrounded by shadows of  many sets of goat-kids, ears flapping, and joyful laughter as our own children delighted in their arrival.  I considered the farmer leading the horse pulling that beautiful rusty rake – crops shared with family, friends and community.  I looked in gratitude at the old log with the Everhart name lovingly carved through it and gave thanks for the hands of the artist.  I saw green grass, new life, flower buds peeking through the ground, waiting for just the right moment to open……and I was amazed at God’s beauty! I was amazed at God!  I was amazed! I was!….. Just a Simple Day