Deep exhale. After a long list of long days, I exhale hard. A lot. Good stuff, horrible stuff, convicting, mind-altering stuff, and then just stuff. Summer has been full already and it is only the first week of June. I do love Summer. I love the green grass, the full life of the trees, the blue blue sky, the clouds stretched as far as my eye can see. I love the color of the wild rose bush, the swarms of brilliant butterflies, even the yellow dotting the landscapes of dandelions! Even a weed can bring color and life to a cold, white world. Summer! I love the endless days (literally here in Fairbanks! Land of the midnight sun), no real schedule, friends over, barbecues, birthdays, lunches on the river, long walks, bike rides, camping, fishing, throwing rocks by the waters edge. I love how tired doesn't deter me from living life to the fullest! In the Summer! Sunshine beckoning me to live...deep exhales are a sign of joy and peace after a long list of long days.
And so I breathe in...breathe out. I enjoy the smell of summer...the sound of laughter floating in my window from children playing hard. Deep, content breaths of peace and happiness. Thankfuls all around. Creation singing out God's glory in the grandest form!
And on this summer's night...after a full day of loving my Savior, loving on His people, and giving til the end of me is near...I lift my heart in full, adoring praise that I am His chosen! I am His daughter! His blood covers me. And my prayer this night, as I bask in His goodness and grace, is that my life would be a reflection of HOLY displayed through flesh and bone. May HIS glory shine so bright...HIS beauty be mirrored from my face, my heart. My prayer is that this girl becomes LOST in the picture of SAVIOR AND KING!
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