buds

beauty in the buds of our orange tree

Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so... And God saw that it was good. 
Genesis 1:12

pie

beauty found in delicious (mini) pies made by a dear friend.

A friend loves at all times.  Proverbs 17:17

delight

beauty in the delight of freshly-picked flowers

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 

Psalm 37:4

 (prior to picking)

fire

beauty (and warmth and comfort) in fire

But now, this is what the Lord says—
    he who created you, Jacob,
    he who formed you, Israel:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
    I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters,
    I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
    they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
    you will not be burned"

Isaiah 43:1-2

rain

beauty in the rain...

As the rain and the snow
    come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
    without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,...
11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
    It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
    and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. 
Isaiah 55:10-11

My kids are now on board to help me look for beauty.  

Today I was driving my five year old home from kindergarten and we saw this growing on the side of the road.  I pulled over and we both jumped out to take a picture of it.

beauty found in a rose

 “ See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.  Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these."   Matthew 6:28-29

beauty

Life is hard.

and sometimes I find myself dwelling on all the hard things and dismissing the beauty around me.

 Last night, my wonderful husband challenged me to take one picture a day of something beautiful and share it.

So here goes...

Beauty found in the pink blossoms in our back yard.