Negatives...

Yesterday was a day of pleasure...of grace...of thankfulness for the beauty to be found all around...walking to assess the state of an outhouse, yes...I know...its a dirty job but someone has to do it so feel free to have a laugh...walking to a small path that led into a magical part of the forest I saw the back end of a good sized bear disappearing into the brush...and continued my short walk...fear no longer a part of the equation... I have overcome far too much to be afraid of the creatures that roam so far out in nature. It is their home and we, just nuisances to be avoided. After checking to see what would be needed to repair the broken pvc pipe used at the back for an outlet I slowly walked back to my crew and readied the tools and items we would need to make the repairs, with a heart full of thankfulness.

So many positives...and a few negatives thrown in to remind me that I'm human and just as prone to frustrations as anyone else. Negative attitudes frustrate me...test my patience and love for those under my care...lack of work ethic is another major irritant....the need to avoid the dirtier part of work grates on the nerves...in amongst the beautiful sights surrounding the site we were working on I took a moment to breathe and take it all in...take in the peace...take in the absolute grandeur of two hawks winging their way over the water, dipping this way and that as the wind began to blow in readiness for a thunderstorm on its way over the horizon...breathed in peace and blew out tumultuous, useless emotions...

God is good dear hearts...He is faithful and waiting on us to stop, to take that moment amongst the chaos and just breathe and allow His comfort to come...to allow wisdom to rise to the surface above the little niggling worries and frustrations...allow Him to come in like a soft breeze and gently bring us back from the precipice.

With eyes closed... a smile on my lips, I stood for precious moments and soaked it all in....and got back to work...it was Friday and I had weekend plans to look forward to...time spent in good company a healing salve to my spirit...to the broken places. Looking ahead to the positive while being present in the moment brought clarity and a surfeit of patience I desperately needed.

Go with God today dear treasures...and know that no matter where you stand, no matter where your heart lies...whether in disarray, chaotic panic, or tiny pieces laying round about you crying out to be gently picked up out of the dirt...He is there, arms wide open ready to heal, to comfort, to love with an everlasting unending love full of peace, of joy unceasing.

I truly believe with all my heart that we each have a place in this world...a place meant just for us and our own unique way, our own unique path and journey ahead...we are meant for more...we are meant for goodness, for greatness....meant for joy, for loving, for giving and receiving....meant for a magical kind of love, each one of us....so step out dear hearts and find your path to freedom, to peace that passes all understanding...

Go with God today and everyday...may His presence fill you with courage, with strength, with wisdom and the knowledge that you are worthy of all that is good and lovely.

Go with God today and know you are fearfully and wonderfully made...in His image...loved beyond words, loved without measure...always...no matter where you are my friends....LOVED without MEASURE....as far as the east is from the west so He has removed our sins from us...Loved...He sees the treasure within you...sees the beauty, the potential, the kind heart that resides within you...sees it all and loves and accepts and cherishes every part of you.

Never alone dear friends....never alone. We are many and we stand together in the face of abuse, of tortures of the worst kind...holding each other up in prayer, in comfort...

My prayer for you today is that you will know deep down that you are not alone, never alone and will see your worth in that smile from a stranger, in the hug of a loved one, in the kind words of a friend....may you have eyes to see how very necessary you are, how loved, how needed....loved, accepted and cherished.