Light of Love

Every dark road has a light that eventually appears. Sometimes one must walk in the dark for days, months, even years before they see a glimpse of the light. But once the glimpse is in view...the road left behind doesn't seem as important as it was when one was walking it. The glimpse broadens and is now a shining light of hope. It's the light that brightens the day and allows one to fully embrace the humanness of life. To walk a long, dark road can be filled with strife and hardship. One has to continue because the light calls out their name. For when the light speaks, one must obey. When one obeys they have hope that bridges the gap that allows the light to expand and show them a greater thing about life...which ultimately leads to love. Without ever embracing the dark....one could never triumph in the light...and feel the joy that surrounds the heart. It is a gift that comes from above...a story that is written with love. To whomever reads: There is a story for you. One that radiates a light of love. It sings a joyous tune and fills the heart with many songs. It speaks of hope and allows love to call out your name.

Epiphany

Art is an epiphany in a coffee cup. -Elizabeth Murray Who knows what might be discovered in the world of conversation and coffee cups.

Faithful Trust

It's been a long month...a road that continually stretches my ability to stand on my own two feet. Not sure as to why this has continually been a pattern in the last several years, but it has surely struck my perception of the world. I am at a cross roads...truly trying to make decisions about my life to better myself not only now, but for a family that I desire to have in my future. I am hoping that the sacrifices I have made in recent years will allow my future to be brighter than I could ever imagine. It has been a road of trust... So, I continually have found myself saying... " I place my trust in the Lord." For the future is so often unclear...and so many times I have failed to really trust in Him...but the Lord always has been faithful to me and given me a faithful trust that He will see me through. So this time... I place my trust in the Lord...and know that He holds the Hope of my future. Thank you for the long road and teaching me the lesson of faithful trust.

Incredible Certainity

And when two such people encounter each other, and their eyes meet, the past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainity that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. ~ The Alchemist

Lull of Life

Ever so often in life there is a lull that suspends time. During that lull one can feel as if the world has abandoned their time. No matter, what one tries to do to allow that time to start spinning again...it doesn't...and will not until the lull that has suspended that time has passed by. A lull can last, to what could seem to be forever...but really in perspective is a lull in a fragment of a whole lot of time. It's how the lull of life is approached that makes the duration of the lull to start spinning again. May the lull in this life...start to spin...time that was frozen is no longer...nor does it even matter. I want the spinning in this moment to carry the lulls of life forever. Though the spinning cycles of happiness wear away...it is the joy in between the lulls that allows the heart to continue spinning. As one spins...may the joy illuminate from within...and allow the lull of life to shine beauty.

Full Circle

In the past several days, I have realized that I want to have genuine happiness to surround me at all times. In this world, that isn't always possible...but lately, I have found that happiness is what we create. Happiness is driven from our attitudes, perspective, and most of all our joy. Genuine happiness permeates from the soul and is contagious. It allows one's spirit to fill a room with laughter and smiles. I am so thankful, for the joy and happiness that I have seen in recent months. I don't know if it the warm weather in the air and the fact that I can put on a pair of flip flops, and enjoy the gentle breeze upon my face, sends this notion of happiness...but I am glad that joy surrounds me. All I know is that my spirit is dancing...and though not everyday is perfectly filled with delight...the joy seen in others makes me simply smile. So even when the rain is pouring down and the rainbow is far from being in sight...allowing my heart to feel happy is important. For walking through the storm allows the rainbow to make me smile even more. I would much rather keep it simple in this life and find the happiness within my soul through the fire. No one desires to walk a hard road, nor do they expect life to always be happy, but finding the joy in life, allows one to fully embrace the happiness within their soul. I am so thankful, to have come full circle...this journey...of life, love and lattes has been one challenging road. Life will forever keep going, never stopping. Love, will forever spring my joy and allow my heart to feel free. Latte moments, are substituted for now, but still allow my spirit to captivate my joy.

Twenty Precious Years

For God, who said, " Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all- surpassing power is from God and not from us. ~ 2 Corinthians 4: 6-7 I am reminded today of how much we have in this life to be thankful for. Lately, I really been questioning my future and what turns within this journey should I really be taking. At times I feel like my journey has been a struggle...not so much outwardly as it has been internally. I decided to be candid today...not sugar coat my feelings...let my heart do the writing... I am truly at a place where the journey is so dark...I can't even really see the light. I know that I am taking steps within this time and space to move the pace of this journey...and often times it seems as if when I take one step forward I end up moving two steps back. I sometimes feel like I should be at a different place in this life...married, good career, completed my education fully...and this list could go on. I know that God is real and I know that He loves me. However, it doesn't change the heart of how I feel sometimes. God never said my journey in this world would be easy...He just asked me to follow. For the past twenty- seven years of my life, He has been forever loving me. Twenty of those precious years, I have been following my Savior. I may have made some mistakes along the way and stumbled down of few paths...but one thing is for sure He has been forever Faithful to me. I may not possess the things in this life that I truly desire right now in this moment...but I am working on it...trusting my Jesus every step of the way. I don't know what lurks around the next year or so of my life...let alone the next corner I turn...but I do know that I serve a God who knows my heart, sees my desires, and will guide me through every avenue that I encounter. The energy it takes to live out this journey faithfully...has truly wanted to collapse and give up at times...I am reminded that there is a greater hope in this life...that we are here...not for ourselves...and not to see our desires come to pass...but to see His desires encompass our lives and truly bring glory and honor to His name. This is ultimately my passion...if I have to sacrifice the deepest desires of my soul to bring glory, and honor to His name...I will do that....For I will continue to follow My King and trust Him completely. My prayer is that through the tests and trials that I face in this journey...no matter how hard it has been, nor how much harder the enduring may go....I pray that He would lift my spirit and allow His beauty to radiate through my soul. For He has called me by name...He did that not only twenty years ago...but continues to call me to follow...keeping my heart in time with His. So yes today...the desires of my heart are lacking...and the light in my world is quite dim. However, His joy continues to break through my sadness and give me life daily....just as He has done for the past twenty-seven years of my life. Thank you Jesus...for being my light in the dark and giving me hope for my future. To those reading....this blog has been inspired by the Spirit within my soul. I pray that if you have read this far...the Lord has touched your heart in the way that only He can. I pray that He whispers His thoughts of grace, hope, and love into your soul. I pray that He will guide you on whatever path you may be facing and most of all grant you the desires of your heart within His perfect timing. He is the alpha and omega...the beginning and end... He is the joy within my sky.