I am
working thru this Advent Photo-A-Day, and it is really challenging me to
think not just in the now, but also thru the eyes of living in abuse.
It has been really eye opening. You see since I tend to see the world
in black and white... this is really helping me to see some gray. And
also giving me some pictures that explain the feelings that we tend to
bury. Like today with delight... it is the simple things that make us happy. And while they might seem childish to you. They are just the way it becomes.
And it also makes me realize why what I have been given is something
that I hold onto so much. And what it is would surprise you. It is not
something that cost a great deal of money. It is a blanket. It is
something to hold close to me. It has given me something to wrap myself
in when I am feeling lonely. And it also includes the fact that I have
a stuffed friend. Someone who I know will hold my secrets and help me
to sort thru life without running a commentary back. Simple things...
and yet they are dear.
And it brings me to the thought of how
simple do you think about Christmas? Are you able to think about it in
terms of relationships, instead of in gifts? Is it possible to #rethinkchurch or even #rethinkchristmas and reach out with the simple things in life?
