s.s.s no. 4

i know i'm about 10 hours late for this actually being posted on the sabbath but it's all for a good reason and in line with todays topic (which i was already planning to write about yesterday)

today i want to talk about the miracle that is creation and life.

this is something all religious people share, the absolute awe that is life and the world around us. yesterday, matt and i took the puppies for a walk down the river walk. all i could do was look around and think how beautiful this world is. as the season really begins to change here and a few leaves are starting to fall, you see how beautiful the life cycle is and how amazing the world we have to live in is. matt says people over use the words awesome and amazing, and i know i do, but it is truly awesome to look around. the world is beautiful! hearing the river and seeing  it, walking under the shade of very old and large trees, seeing wildflowers blooming in a field, watching streams flow over rocks to create little waterfalls on their way down to the river, it's all so wonderful and i think this time of the year reminds us especially of all of that. i simply do not know how anyone could see these things and experience the world around them and doubt the existence of a Creator. God is real and if you don't know about that, just look around. there is absolutely no way all of this just happened, it's planned, it purposeful, and it's because a Heavenly Father loves us. it's all a blessing.

the reason i didn't post last night was because right when i was about to, my best friend allison called me to talk. she was driving back to indianapolis (where she currently lives and works) from visiting her family back home (in lexington, ky, where i am from). her sister just had her first baby and allison's first niece. she is such a beautiful baby, i can't wait to meet her in person. but she isn't the only new baby now, 2 of my other friends have had babies in last 3 weeks and i have many friends and cousins that are expecting within the year. it's just that time in my life where everyone around me is having babies! all of this to say, babies are truly awesome. the fact that the Lord trusts  us and loves enough to enable us to bring life into the world and to raise His children as mortals is unbelievable and awesome all at the same time. what a privledge yet a huge responsibility, to love and nurture and teach one of His beloved spirit children. i can't wait (but am) for the day i get to do that.

the summary of today's something spiritual, look around and take in all of the beauty and wonder God has provided for us. how blessed are we? do we all take time to thank Him for it all? i know i could thank Him more. i could thank Him more in prayer and by going out and experiencing all that He has provided for us. i am so eternally grateful for this earth, the miracle of life, and the love our Heavenly Father pours out on us everyday.