Have you missed me? I last posted in January (!) but I spent more than two hours in March writing a fabulous post. Google messed it up big time, so I pretty much lost my work and gave up. All I can figure out is maybe I can't "steal" any more photos from the internet. However, if I have a problem with this post, I'll see it as a sign from the Lord (NOT Google) and call it quits. Here goes.
I had just put a cake in the oven when Weldon opened the door and called in, "Come on. I want to show you something! Get your camera! Bring mine, too." I grabbed his camera and my phone, slipped on my shoes, and headed out, saying "I just put a cake in the oven, so I need to be back within 20 minutes." He had the four-wheeler (the dirty, mud-splattered four-wheeler) and told me to climb on. I obeyed, very gingerly. "Should I have changed my jeans?" "Nah, you'll be fine."
We roared down the road and he turned onto one of the far fields. I didn't notice anything too special when he stopped, but he hopped off and started walking, his camera at the ready. I looked around and asked, "This is it?" He was already taking photos.
And then my eyes were opened and I saw the beauty ... of dandelions! They were everywhere, carpeting the field. My pictures don't begin to show how lovely it was.
I was captivated! Then my eyes were drawn to a tree adorned in beautiful purple blooms. I forgot to ask Weldon what kind of tree it was. Maybe a red bud? Or a purple bud. 😊 Again, the pictures don't do justice to the work of the Master Artist.
Robert Louis Stevenson said it succinctly: "The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings." We get so busy (frustrated, tired, judgmental,
lackadaisical) in our own little world that we often miss the "number of [amazing] things" all around us.
When Weldon delivered me to the house, the timer had already gone off, but the cake looked to be just fine. We'll test it out after supper tonight. (It's just a cake mix with a few adjustments and goodies thrown in, so don't be too jealous.)
We're all busy. But in the midst of busy, let's take a moment to see (and delight in) the beauty at hand. Dandelions. Birds. The neighbor who drives you crazy. Fluffy cloud "animals". Kids trying to catch butterflies. Cake. Don't forget cake!
Lord, give us eyes that see!
