Yesterday, I stood in the bathroom holding a disco ball and wept. Never mind that I felt like a lunatic. His beauty of light surrounded me. Our black walls were lit with hundreds of reflected mini rainbows, and before I knew it tears were streaming down my face. Golden hour had made its way into my bathroom and I couldn't help but feel God's presence. What is it about beauty that brings us to our knees? For me, it's the intimacy I feel from my Heavenly Daddy, the master artist. It's like a warm hug. An "I see you" moment. And no matter how many times I experience it I never stop marveling at His goodness. A disco ball!
I've wanted one for years. But until recently it wasn't a top priority until I saw my friend Honey's collection over her bed, and then I went on a little road trip with her and voila! When I say shopping with Honey is a fight for the fittest I mean it. We have the exact same style and spot stuff simultaneously:) It's fun;)
My precious friends and co-speakers - Honey Holden and Tara Dickson with a new friend Carol Howard
Recently we road-tripped to Round Top, Texas for a women's event. It was my first time speaking on my own and I was nervous, to say the least. It went amazingly! But that's for another post. Before the event started I spotted the disco ball...just as Honey bought two! What did I tell ya;) Anyway, who knew that little mirrored ball would bring me to tears, but it did. The good kind. The "I can't believe how amazing God is" kind.
Speaking of beauty bringing me to tears... On the road trip, my daughter Maggie chauffered us. And we got to visit Honey's momma, brother and sister-in-law, and daughter. It was such a sweet family affair. Her brother Marvin, in Louisiana, took us out on his fishing boat. We're talking about the sweet bayous of Texas/Louisiana. Cypress trees, just days away from breaking forth into bloom. It was so incredibly amazing to see, of course, I broke out into tears then as well.
I think tears are a way of tapping into what really matters to you. I'm peri-menopausal, and hormones are a constant thing I'm analyzing...but these tears are different. They're an overjoy of gratitude. Gratitude for eyes that see Him in everything. Just food for thought. What makes your heart weep, but in a good way?
You are so loved,
Becky
Gratefuls this week:
Easter morning! He is RISEN!
Fresh new sugar scrubs
1 cup sugar
1 cup Epsom salt
mix in cheap oil until desired consistency
essential oils of your choice - these are cocoa butter/jasmine,
rosemary mint, ginger grapefruit
Pansies will be pulled out soon and zinnia seeds will replace them! Bring on all the cut flowers:)
