Friend to Friend

I believe one of the greatest inventions of the twentieth century was the Post-It Note. First, there was yellow. Then came fuchsia, turquoise, buttercup, and magenta. From full-page mega notes to tiny little strips, sticky notes have saved me from embarrassment, kept me organized, and helped me memorize. Mostly, they have served as visual reminders of information, events, and appointments not to forget. But visual reminders of things not to forget didn't begin with Post-It Notes. They began with God, Himself. All through life, God places Post-It Notes on our days to remind us of Him. Just today, I jotted down a few Post-It Notes that God placed throughout my day. The sunrise with swirls of mist rising from the lake behind my home A vibrant red male cardinal and his demure wife sharing the bird feeder Boisterous Canadian geese flying in V-formation across the sky Tulip bulbs peeping through the ground Dogwood blossoms heralding Easter's approach The weeping willow praising God in the breeze A monarch butterfly perched on the windowsill Midday sunlight dancing on the water A baby's cry A little girl's giggle Orange, magenta and red streaks across the sky as the sun bid goodnight A sliver of white in the inky sky with a smattering of twinkles all around My husband's hand reaching for me in the night Each and every one of these sightings was God's reminder to me that He has infused my life with His presence. Through His creation, God longs for us to see and discover - observe and remember- His creative beauty, His enduring grace, and His fathomless mercy. In the Bible, Paul wrote to the Romans, "Since the creation of the world, God's invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse" (Romans 1:20 TNIV). If we do not hear from God today, if we do not see His fingerprints through creation, we are without excuse. His is speaking to us all day long with holy post-it notes, and it seems to me His voice is sweetest in the spring. Dear Lord our Creator, I am in awe of Your creation today. Help me never to take You or Your handiwork for granted. I pray that I will always be amazed at the sunrise and the sunset and all that falls in-between. I love You. In Jesus' Name, Amen

Very beautiful and inspiring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think that is why im such avid gardner. I see Gods wonder and glory every time a flower pushes it way thru the ground from a small little seed i planted. To think our God loved us so much that he gave us such beauty to see. It amazes me and leaves me in awe sometimes. Jan