{Five Minute Friday…. here is how it works. One prompt. Five minutes. Write unedited. Link up with others. Sheer joy & fun too!}
Beautiful.
It has been defined as…. “having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc’ delighting the senses of mind.” (from dictionary.com).
Over the last few weeks, I have viewed beauty for sure…
- double rainbows
- fluffy clouds
- my two granddaughters dressed in sheer loveliness
- the ocean
- the cleanly shaved cheeks of my husband
- a wedding
- amazing flowers
Each of the above have delighted me deeply. They forever impacted me. Also beautiful….
My newly cleaned wood floors, gleaming & smelling beautiful. Cherry Garcia ice cream (who knew just how beautiful that little container could be!!!). Bubbles blown by Sophia, floating up to the sky in an array of colors. Sophia & Jocelyn in matching bathing suits. The green trees. The first flowers on one of my tomato plants. A photo of a fishing village.
Each one of these things, beautiful, in their own right.
And as I thought of the beauty that surrounds me everyday, my heart was filled as I realized that my life is filled with beautiful things because of the Beautiful One that is present in my life.
I remembered the woman, emptying the expensive alabaster jar of perfume on the feet of Jesus. How the disciples became upset. Yet Jesus replied to them….”Why are you complaining & bothering this woman? What she has done for me is a beautiful thing!” (my loose translation of the story found in Matthew 26). Adoration of Jesus is most beautiful.
There is the old saying, “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.” I want to behold Him, The Beautiful One. This morning I am reminded of this song, Beautiful One by Jeremy Camp….
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Today I linked with Five Minute Friday and Bible Love Notes and Faith Filled Friday and Essential Fridays and Friendship Friday and Fun Friday Blog Hop and A Little R & R and Fellowship Fridays .
really liked your thoughts.
Dear Joanne
Oh, I also love it when my husband is cleanly and smoothly shaved, smelling like heaven. It still makes my heart skip a few beats and my knees like jelly.
Blessings to you, beautiful friend.
Mia
Mia –
May we always appreciate the men that God has given us 🙂
And these are beautiful words. I especially loved this, “And as I thought of the beauty that surrounds me everyday, my heart was filled as I realized that my life is filled with beautiful things because of the Beautiful One that is present in my life.”
Thank you for sharing truth.
I love the account of the woman with the alabaster jar. I think this is truly one of the most beautiful stories in the Bible. I enjoyed your post. (And fluffy clouds are fun, because you can find pictures in the shapes they make!)
Thank you so much for the visit & the encouragement.
Oh yes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And seeing the beauty in everything around us, makes us enjoy the life that God has given us to live.
Colline – May we always remember Who has created all that we behold each day. Thank you so much for sharing!
We so often neglect the concept of beauty in our life with Christ. He did, after all, make things beautiful as He is. And I am so grateful.
Very true! Thank you for stopping by & sharing.
Inspirational to appreciate the small things in life that are really important. New follower from Friday Fun Day. Have a great weekend.
So glad to have you!!
One of my favorite songs…thank you for sharing! 🙂 I love the pieces of beautiful you shared here…so true that beauty is found in even the simple things. Love this. 🙂
Mel –
It is one of favorite songs as well. As soon as I saw the prompt, I began humming it 🙂 It is amazing what that one word can bring to each of our minds!
Have a great weekend!
Joanne
Thank you for sharing your beauty with us! And I love the song!
The song popped into my head as soon as I read the prompt 🙂 Amazing what one word can do!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend,
Joanne
Loved this 5 minute Friday post, Joanne. Your reflections here describe the mystery of beauty gloriously. Thanks for linking up at Essential Fridays. Blessings.
Mel
Reblogged this on IAm Synt and commented:
I enjoy Jeremy Camp.
May we take care to behold the beauty God has given us. So often we are too busy to take notice. I know I”m guilty of that. Thank you for this post that reminds me to stop and enjoy the beautiful things He has given me! and thank you for linking this post up. I hope you’ll be back today and link up again!