Beautiful things:

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Mood: thankful

It's interesting to me how so many various things, no matter how off the wall or different from each other they may be, can all be beautiful in their own special way. I LOVE photography... I think because it allows me to show others how I view things. It's rewarding to be able to take a beautiful photo of something that no one else would have stopped and looked at, much less admired, until they see the picture of it from your perspective... your unique view. It's also interesting to me how much more beautiful some things can seem if there is a love for it. I adore this BEAUTIFUL picture right here because  those who were walking past my children that day probably only saw two little rugrats playing with seaweed in the mud, but to me this is a photograph of my two angels enjoying a day on the beach for the very first time in their lives. 

There are so many things in my life that I see beauty in. Some beautiful things I've noticed or experienced recently: the thirty minutes I spent painting my daughter's toenails yesterday, the way my children play so imaginatively,  the way my husband wraps his arm around me in his sleep, my mother's unconditional love for me, the wisdom my father possesses and so passionately shares,  dandelions brought in to me by my children, rekindled relationships with long lost friends, answered prayers, the sound of my daughter giggling, the way my son roars and stomps everywhere he goes,  the growing love and commitment I feel for my husband, being forgiven by someone I've hurt, the turning colors of the leaves in the fall, a just-cleaned house, rain running down the windows, a well thought out gift... no matter the cost or lack thereof,  new opportunities and possibilities, and possibly most beautiful of all... hearing "I love you Mommy" from two sweet little voices. I could write a list a mile long and still not finish, but I'll stop there. I just needed to express the joy I feel right now thinking about how blessed I am to have so many beautiful people, beautiful things, beautiful experiences, and beautiful memories in my life... and it's not over yet!