Photo: #3

Word of the week: Exquisite.

Exquisite: "extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.

I've been watching these wonderful icicles grow along the back of our house and oh how i love them. As each new water drop runs down over it, it grows. I cant remember a year where we've had so many and so big. I just want to break one off and lick it like a pop-icicle. But i fear where that water has been, and also breaking one off might bring down all our spouting considering there's some that are so big. I know everyones getting tired of winter and all this snow, but simple things like icicles bring me joy.

If you look close in the drop you'll see little black things, there actually a reflection of our pine tress in our backyard. And there upside down cause your looking through water. I was pretty excited about this.

Be blessed.

Photo: #2

Word: Mesmerizing.

mesmerizing: "hold the attention of (someone) to the exclusion of all else or so as to transfix them."

Considering all the snow we got, finding something that was mesmerizing wasnt all that hard. When you look at all the snow, its easy to forget about the millions of little snow flakes making up the piles we see. But yet, each one is different. Each one unique. Hand designed by a Creator that loves us more then we can imagine. As i stand in wonder of it all, i am...mesmerized.

Be blessed.

Devalued

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Word of the week: Devalued.

devalued: "reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of".

I came across this word, and it caught my eye. And so i started thinking...what have i devalued in my life? What do i underestimate the worth of? My mind went to Haiti, and the thousands of people who are without water, food, homes, clothes, the list can go on and on. So as i was exploring and deciding what i would use as my subject, and all the different ways i could express this verb, i thought of my legs. Something i dont think of often. Something i dont understand the importance of. But what if i didnt have them? How life would change. Simple day to day tasks would no longer be possible as they are now. Legs, valuable, but devalued. Im sure someone who is without them could teach me a lesson or two. So today as you read this, i hope it reminds you not to take the little (and big) things in life for granite. But be thankful for everything the Lord has given you....even your legs.

Be blessed.

*I will be doing new posts every saturday for the word that was that week. Sorry this one didnt get posted till today, my weekend had some unexpected changes.