Cherries

Have you ever felt God smile at you?

It's the most incredible feeling.  I just got to experience it.  Not for the first time of course, but it feels like it's been awhile.  Which all the blame goes to me...so maybe I should rephrase that and ask;

Have you ever been aware enough to feel God smiling at you?

I think it's all a matter of us paying attention to Him.  Because we are the apple of His eye and He's ALWAYS paying attention to us.

Tonight is my 2nd night alone since Jordan is off to Peru for a mission trip.  Before he left Jordan told me that while he was gone God was going to show me something that I wasn't able to see before because Jordan was there.  In other words; I wasn't paying attention.  So, I've been talking to God since I'm by myself.  And tonight I said something profound (at least to me it was).  I went to Sam's Club today and bought a big box of cherries. Mmmmmm. I went into the kitchen to grab some to snack on and as I'm putting some in a bowl, I noticed the color tones of these cherries.  And they were beautiful. I had never really noticed before.  But the color was just astounding and rich and so varied.  And without thinking I said,

"God, you make beautiful things."

I froze.  Then I heard Him say, "Yes, I do." Then I felt it.  I felt Him smile.  All I can say is that I felt this warmth and this joy fill up my chest until I too had to smile.  Now my mind won't stop getting this revelation, of how beautiful God  makes things, and how much He delights in His creations.  How often must He smile down on us.

Now I can't get this song out of my head:

"You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of the dust.
You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of us."

Jordan has told me over the last 2 weeks with all the blessings God has poured on us that God is treating us like my how my Dad treats me.  God wants to give us good things, He wants us to feel spoiled and blessed.  God loves to give us gifts.

Tonight has been a gift.  I have my loving family texting and calling to make sure I'm doing alright.  :) And I have a nice bowl of beautiful and delicious cherries.  Thanks God!