Sunshine, cool breezes, friends to laugh with, and two fluffy cats: what a lovely way to begin my spring break. I love having time off to just be able to take a breath, pause and look around myself for a moment. Sometimes I get so caught up in perfecting things that I forget about the big picture. Yesterday I got to go on a hike; I don't even remember the last time I did that. It was lovely. To be outside with the sun falling on your face and the beauty of God's creation surrounding you on every side is a joy that I wish everyone in the would could have the opportunity of experiencing. It breaks my heart when I talk to people that have forgotten how to enjoy life. They simply don't care anymore; maybe they never did. No, but that isn't true. They did care, and they did notice even the smallest of beauties. But it was when they were very small. It often takes a child to be able to put life in the kind of perspective that one would think an adult should be able to. I hope I never completely fall away from appreciating all the joy surrounding me in this world that I'm so blessed to live in. Some days I feel as if I'm already losing more and more of that innocence. The innocence of a child is one of the saddest things that a person could lose. I felt rather out of touch with that this morning.
God I pray that You would always remind me of Your glory in the beauty of the world around me, and through the simplicity of a child's eyes.
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