Live, Laugh and Love

"Live, Laugh, Love"

Have you read that sign before? Do you have one in your home? Almost everyone I know has a sign or something that says, "Live, Laugh, Love". I have one right in my kitchen. This morning the Lord had me up very early, and up very late last night. Sleep has not found me! And I think I know why this morning. This morning, I've opened up my "God Calling" book and the title is this, "Seek Beauty".

Do you think your beautiful? This is a hard question for me.....I have learned to accept myself as I am, I have learned to love myself, but.....would I ever describe myself as beautiful? I don't know.....But what God showed me this morning, is to LOOK for the beauty in ALL things that He has created. And He definitely created you and I, therefore, beauty.

God's beauty is all around and it's called.....Life. This is what my book said this morning, "Think of yourselves as My expression of attributes as a lovely flower is My expression of thought, and you will strive in all, in Spiritual beauty, in Thought-power, in Health, in clothing, to be as fit an expression for Me as you can." This morning's thoughts in this book go on to say basically Look for beauty all around, it's in your life, it's in laughter and it's in love and it's beautiful because God is in it!

I think of the three beautiful smiles that God has given me today to hold and to love on as His own children. I think of the beauty in my husband that he is so genuine with me.....even when I don't like it. =) I think of the beauty in friendships God has given me. And I think of how God has truly shown me over the past year the beauty that is FOUND in friendship.

But what I realized is this.........it's all perspective, we can live like it's a beautiful day, even when it's nasty out.....we can laugh, even when we feel like crying....and we can love because He first loved us.

Here is a list of things I think are beautiful and I would love for you to add to it!

Beauty to me is found in:

*God's holy word, the Bible
*The cross of Jesus
*Daffodils coming up all around this time of year
*The color blue
*Smiles from sleepy faces in the morning
*Smiles that say, "Daddy!" when Daddy comes home from work
*Little blond hair that barely fits into a pony tail or (t-tail as she calls it)
*A mouth full of teeth coming and and going out, the smile that holds it all it
*Big tall tress that sway in the wind
*People on their knees in prayer at the alter
*People lifting their hands in worship at church
*Girly's in dress up clothes, twirling around to praise music
*Girly's with shoes on the wrong feet
*Roses that are in full bloom
*A clean house (AMEN right???!!)
*A family all together at the dinner table
*Girly's who sing "God our Father" for prayer but can barely say the word "Blessings"
*Sisters who hug when no one is looking
*Girly's who pray when no one is looking
*Coffee freshly made at 5am
*A friend that calls just to say "hey"
*A friend that will listen when you need to just cry
*A friend that will laugh at silly things your children do
*A friend that loves you even in sweat pants and messy pony tail hair
*A girly who repeats EVERYTHING you say, even "Oh my gosh" and "what in the world!"
*A girly who sings when she thinks no one is listening
*A girly who writes her prayers out just like her momma
*A girly who COLORS all over her momma's prayer journal


This list could go on and on for me this morning......but I gotta get my day going! I would love, love, love to hear where you find God's beauty every day. What makes you want to live? What do you love? And what makes you laugh? Ok, off I go, have a blessed, wonderful God-filled beautiful day!

"Listen to a bird. Take the song as a message form My Father. Let it sink into your soul......Laugh more, laugh often. Love more. I am with you. I am your Lord." (GC)

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