The Best Things

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(inspiration and logo from Holy Experience)

The best things are nearest:

breath in your nostrils,

light in your eyes,

flowers at your feet,

duties at your hand,

the path of God just before you.

~ Robert Louis Stevenson

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Discovery.

In pruning, I find a bird's nest,

where new life began and flew on its way.

Lord, may Your pruning in my life

eventually show how You were birthing Your Life

ever more so in me.

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Surprise.

The startling SNAP of a clean tea towel

as I shake it out for the clothes line.

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Wonder.

Seven year old: "Wow! Look, Mommy!

A three leaf clover!"

Yes, child,

even a common three leaf clover

displays God's glory

and is reason for His praise.

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Pleasure.

Seeing my 12 year old daughter

and her friend

make their first pie (apple!).

I resist the urge to micromanage them

and let them try their wings on their own,

staying near if needed,

watching, smiling and smelling

the fruits of their labors over an hour

and mine, over the years.

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Victory.

Seeing my ten year old son

endure a hard kick to the mouth

and swollen, bloody lip

with a few tears, quiet strength, and an ice pack,

rather than completely falling apart emotionally,

lashing out irrationally at "the offender" and everyone else

while being stuck in that mental and emotional rut for a while.

We have a special God

for our special needs children.

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