For too many moments, it hasn't been because I haven't paid attention-- I've been too choked by world-weariness and the ugliness of stress-- I've been rooted in my own agenda of self-importance.
Since summer, I've slipped into Scripture, sipped blueberries by peaceful bay, and finally felt that feeling: the one that transcends others because it stems from holiness: joy.
In moments insignificant, God makes joy transparent:
Joy in grating zucchinis for bread, joy in cinnamon scent, joy in cat's sandpaper kisses, joy knee-deep in salt water aswaves weave through hair, joy in understanding love's different forms-- gentle & tough-- joy in tiny cobalt-lavender petals and joy in long-needed realizations, joy coming from finding purpose in past-pain, joy in sky's flashes of goldfinch feathers, joy in tending friendships-- ones new & ones years-deep.
Joy unfathomable and unbridled in submission to the One Who loves and nourishes our hungry souls.
Ellie-Belle enjoying freshly-cut hydrangeas & summer's sunlight.
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