Green

We were back at Nags Head Woods Preserve today.  We walked to the deck at the visitor's center and admired the view.  The weather was amazing.  It was cool, sunny, and with a slight breeze.  We could hear birds singing, but otherwise it was perfectly quiet.  It was so peaceful.  And so green!  The water is so covered in a kind of green algae that it looks solid. It was one of those moments you just want to drink in and hold onto.  I found God there today in the cool, quiet green.

Walking Through Walmart

My mother-in-law is in town for the weekend and needed to pick up a few things at Walmart.  Walmart and Harris Teeter are part of my regular shopping routine.  I'm always on a mission when I'm in there.  I have my list, get what I need, and get out.  Well today it was Mom who had a list, and since she's not familiar with this store, I acted as the guide.  We went at a leisurely pace because there was just no reason to rush.  We talked, and looked around a little, and surprise, surprise - I actually enjoyed myself.  It was so unexpected to find pleasure in something that's usually such a chore.  God's full of surprises, and I found Him today walking through Walmart.

Heaven's Gate

Today I was driving along Kitty Hawk Road and came to the point where you crest the hill and can see the ocean.  There was this beautiful bank of fluffy clouds stretching the whole length of the horizon.  The sky above was as clear and blue as it could be, but these gorgeous white clouds were hovering just above the horizon line as far as I could see.  My first thought was "Thank you, Lord, for such a beautiful sight."  My second thought was that it looked like the gateway to heaven.  I took a picture but I only had the camera on my phone, and it doesn't come close to doing it justice.  Without a doubt, that 's where I found God today.

A Spirit

The sunrise backlit this dogwood this morning making it look almost as if it were superimposed on the scene.  It was a beautiful, otherworldly sight - as if a spirit were floating among the trees - and that is where I found God today.

An Ordinary Day

Today was a quiet day.  I had some errands to run and chores to do, but everything went smoothly.  There was no rushing, no stressing - just moving from one task to the next at a steady pace.  In thinking through my day and thinking on where I had found God,  I realized how the day just felt good.  And it was because everything just flowed so smoothly.  It's like those rare days when the ocean is so smooth it's almost like glass, and you feel yourself smoothing out right along with it.  I found God today in the calm, smooth flow of an ordinary day.

The Ducks

A few people on our street have built boardwalks across the marsh to the water.  This morning during our walk, Jeff and I saw the funniest thing.  Two Mallard ducks, male and female, were waddling down one of the boardwalks to the water.  I thought, "You're ducks, why aren't you flying?" And then they stopped, turned to face the marsh grass, and sat down - like they were admiring the view!  It made me think that even though we as humans put our stamp on nature, there are lots of times when nature takes advantage of it.  I love that!  It was such a comical scene, and that is where I found God today.

The Easter Card

It was a great Easter.  The weather was beautiful, the church service was amazing, the altar flowers were gorgeous... but the thing that stood out for me the most was the Easter card Jeff gave me.  It wasn't the card itself even though it was a very nice card.  It's that he's never failed to give me an Easter card even when he had almost no belief in God at all.  He always said he did it because he knew how much my faith meant to me.  And I believe that was part of it.  But I also think it was God working through him.  He used to say he envied my faith because of the peace it brought me.  I think all those years of showing his faith in my faith helped bring him closer to God - and to his own peace.  My Easter card this year was a reminder of how far he's come, and that our faith is now something we share.  The front of the card said "Isn't God amazing?"  Yes, He is.  And that is where I found Him today.