52 Days!

The countdown continues to some fabulous adventures across Western Europe. However, life is still going on all around here in this beautiful valley I call home. Yesterday the sun was bright and the balsam root in bloom. A friend took me up into the hills to see a panorama of the valley. I don't know if I've ever truly looked at our little hamlet from that perspective before. It got me thinking that life really is about the perspective you view things. Right now I'm reading this book by Larry Crabe and in this chapter I'm in he says "I knew I believed that shattered dreams really are doorways to hope. The heat of joy flowed through my soul." (The Safest Place on Earth, 123.) Wow. I don't think I see life from that perspective very often. I choose to assume that I am a victim in the grand cosmic scheme of things, at least for a day, rather than choosing to grow in joy through the challenging times. So this week I'm going to focus on seeing things with new eyes. Perhaps new joys, passions, and the splendor of creation. Possibly I'll pull out my rose colored glasses for the day and even see people in who's image they were created!