expect to find beauty

One of the blogs that I look forward to reading every day is from an author right here in my hometown.  In fact, Heather attends one of Calvary’s worship gatherings (what’s up Gray’s Woods?!).  Every morning I look forward to a daily dose of inspiration to Live with Flair.  Among the many things that Heather has taught me (laugh a lot, play with my neighbors, etc) I’ve been reminded that there is beauty and wonder and LIFE around me everywhere begging to be discovered.

So I’ve been looking, eyes open, ears tuned to the frequency that beautiful and stunning are played on.  And I’m starting to see through a different lens.

Today when I pulled into my parking spot at the office I noticed that there were some new blooms on a plant behind my truck.  I took a minute to get a closer look and saw that the pinks are starting to show up in nature’s palette.

After a long but satisfying day capped by a wonderful lifegroup (Have I told you how super-awesome my lifegroup is?  They truly are.) I was turning off lights and locking up the office when I ran into this guy.  I opened the door and he came hurtling through the entrance.  He may not be beautiful in the traditional sense of the word, but he was beautiful to me!

Beauty at the start of the day, and beauty at the end.  Not a bad pair of bookends.

Thanks, Heather, for the reminder to expect beauty to show up in every day.