Hey, guys! It has been WAY TOO long, but Senior year is busy! Anyway, I am now done with high school. I will be going to Bryan in the fall and I am eventually going to pursue a degree in Occupational Therapy with a focus on special needs children, so that is my life now, but I want to talk about something else!
This past week has been filled with storms and sunshine here in Tennessee! I realized that all too often I forget that every drop of rain and every blade of grass that is touched by the sunlight is a part of GOD'S creation. God is an absolutely amazing artist, y'all!
He made me with this strange fascination for storms (which my dad encouraged by showing me how cool lightning really is). I love the sound of rain on my window, the refreshing feel of the rain on my skin, and the patterns the lighting creates in the sky while it gives off a lot of light for a split second. It inspires in me a kind of wonder of how much power and beauty one thing can hold in itself. I love the way my window looks right after it stops raining and the water is just falling off and for a little while it looks like my windows were made way back when glass wasn't so perfect and everything seemed to have an unpurposeful beauty to itself. I love what happens when it is sunny but it is still raining. Rainbows don't have anything to do with this though. They are beautiful and I do like rainbows, but even more than that, I love how the sun makes the rain look like little diamonds dropped everywhere! It is so beautiful and it makes me want to be covered in those amazing liquid diamonds.
God has given me a new love for His creation in people too. There is something so fascinating about kids that see the world in a totally different way. I take care of special needs kids often. They are so amazing. These kids speak a different language than we do. They also have the ability to love unconditionally, which most of us are without. They see your face and light up because they know that you are there for them. I am so thankful that God created these special kids and that He placed an overwhelming passion and love for in my heart. They are actually a part of my heart that can never be taken away.
There was one evening this past week when I was waking down the street and I started singing "The Maker" by Chris August. The first verse and chorus go like this: "I see You in the sunrise. I see You in the rain. I see You in the laughter. I feel You through the pain. Everything that You have made is beautiful. Oh my God, I can't believe my eyes. And in all of this to think that You would think of me makes my heart come alive. Your love is like a mighty fire deep inside my bones. I feel like I could climb a thousand mountains all at once. And I never have to wonder if somebody cares for me. I love the Maker and the Maker loves me." It is a reminder that God is an artist, but that He deeply loves us. It is a reminder that we should NEVER lose our love or fascination for His creation. I am always intrigued by the creativity that God displays in His creation and He is so attentive to detail. Take a look at a couple of different flowers and you will see how God specifically plans how many petals each one will have. Take a look at the next sunset and notice how many different colors and hues God uses in it. Also, take notice of how no two sunsets or snowflakes are the same. Y'all I pray that, even if it is the only thing you see God's hand in, you will be awestruck by His handiwork. Learn to LOVE creation. So many of God's attributes are reflected in it. Creation is certainly something that we should be awestruck by!
