a meal

beauty in a colorful Spring meal

A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment? 
Ecclesiastes 2:24-25

play

today our family played with a piñata that Peter brought home from school.  It was simply a decorated paper bag filled with goodies, strung up from our second story railing. 

But there was plenty to smile about and beauty to be found.

beauty in play 

and laughter

Today is the day the Lord has made.  Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 118:24

path

beauty on the bike path

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. 
Psalm 119:105

gardens

today I walked down a street where house after house 

had a beautiful array of flowers growing out front.  

It was soothing and delighted my eyes.

beauty in well-cared for gardens

 

The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

Isaiah 58:11

sky

beauty in the sky

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Psalm 19:1

light

beauty in the light on this flower

The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalm 27:1

a succulent

beauty in the simple unfolding of a succulent

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17