A Moment in Time

My students gasped and pointed as they looked up. I turned to look at what had their attention.


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We were at PE that day. In the middle of our lesson, my students' attention was clearly not on me or the skill we were working on. I heard them gasp and saw them point at something overhead. Our school is near an airport. We aren't all that far from military bases. Blimps often are in our area. Helicopters fly over all the time. I thought maybe a low flying craft was coming our way.

I turned around, looked up, and saw....a seagull.
　

A lone, white seagull gliding through the air with wings spread against a bright blue sky.
　

We all stopped and stared at the magnificence of it.
　


And I smiled and LOVED that my students were captivated by the simple beauty of a seagull soaring on the breeze.


I pray they always see the wonder in the world around them.
　



How about you?

Life is busy. It's so easy to miss the beauty that God has allowed us to enjoy on earth.

Have you really looked at the world lately?
　

Today, take a minute to enjoy the things around you. Let your eyes linger on a lovely sunset. Look at the elegance of a flower. Enjoy the smell of a freshly mown lawn. Listen for the soft chirping of birds. Gaze at the snow on a mountaintop. Admire the twinkling stars overhead at night.


Find the wonder in the world around you.


And then breathe a prayer of thanks to God for letting us be blessed with such beauty.
　
　
　
　
　
For the Beauty of the Earth
song lyrics by Folliot S. Pierpoint


For the beauty of the earth
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies.

Refrain
Lord of all, to Thee we raise,
This our hymn of grateful praise.
　


The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
Ps. 19:1
　


　
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Kate McRae

Please pray for little Kate McRae and her family. Her story can be found below.

Such a brave little girl.

Such a wonderful family.

May God give them all the strength they need, peace as they travel this part of their journey, and the healing they seek.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mcraekate/journal



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