blips of life.

words written in the month of june

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dirt beneath my fingernails. grass stains upon my feet. bird song all around me. a symphony is being played by the world around us. trees shout praise in loud green. flowers whisper prayer in their soft arrival. evening breezes hum a litany of glory. & as nature spreads forth its praise to the Maker i find myself sitting within it all learning to see the love notes from above scattered among the grasses in forms of purple violets & yellow buttercups. 

under the backyard tree i sit with my bowl of remarkably delicious strawberries and a knife. the sky is blue today, with scattered clouds & i rejoice inside that the ohio rain clouds have stayed away today. i have company on my blanket. a soft grey kitten lays outstretched in the sunshine, watching as flies fly by choosing to hop up & attempt murder every now & again. the kitten was named toast after some debate & was adopted into our home just a few weeks ago. life seemed to have become a bit crazier the moment she decided to wake up from her slumber yet its just what i needed.  

there is grass to mow. & plants to tend to. i do a little happy dance when i see seeds pop through the soil & try to not panic when leaves grow yellow because a lack of sun. as plants mature and flowers begin to bloom i notice the joy that comes into my heart. growing things is just a journey of me learning & letting be. remembering that i have never done this before & realizing it won't be perfect. 

days pass that our kitchen table is littered with tools & large boxes lay all around. signs of the mini split being installed in the evening hours. i stand beneath it grateful to feel cool air entering our house. temperatures had been rising outside & the only escape was down by the creek. to cool off one just has to sit down upon the slippery slate & relax as cool water swishes around you in a fast manner. the cliff face is filled with flowering bushes & flourishing ferns. a perfect escape for people & bugs.  

a trip to tennessee finds us winding along quaint & tiny roads dodging potholes that could swallow our car. i find great happiness in watching as miss sam begins a life with her caleb. & to sit in the presence of ranch people again did my heart a whole lot of good. as we drove back north towards home i had a melancholy feelings as memories from the days in gentry came rolling through. i do miss those days lived in that house with a yellow door on the top of the hill. 

i find myself outside standing in the darkness. lightning bugs flickering around me & i could stand here for hours. watching the lights move around the trees & across fields. laughing as a small kitten tries to attack them. & i see God in them. i see His thoughtfulness. His attention to detail. His care. 

in full transparency, much time has passed & these words have sat written & open in this document for quite some time. the change into married life has left my writing schedule & should i say habits all up in a mess. i am slowing down. looking for the things that bring me joy. looking for those moments that make the part of my self come alive that leads me to the type of writing that i love. the writing that comes from my heart & captures the moments i am living. i am riding the waves of this new life & never do i want words to have to be forced out of me. 

i will keep watching for the inspiration i know is on the way. 

until then :)