Outside ... Inside ... Upside Down

~~~ August 5 ~~~

A gift outside ... inside ... upside down

I stand in awe of God's wondrous creation.  It completely astounds me how He simply

 breathed ...

and created ...

and it was good ...

Just to take a simple walk down my driveway to pick up my mail can turn into one

of my most favorite parts of the day.

Trees providing a canopy to highlight a small little speck of His breath that He has provided for my family to enjoy ...

Squirrels scurry up & down and all through the covered woods to find their food along with a little playtime of chasing their critter friends all around the cover of fallen debris...

Deer families are brave enough to come up to our sidewalk to feast on our roses & shrubs (much to our little grands' enjoyment yet at their Grandad's dismay).

Birds singing ... butterflies fluttering throughout ...

sweet family times in our backyard pool ...

My "inside" gift is one of tradition ... the four walls of every place where I have ever lived ... all of which have cultivated the one thing in life that matters most ---

relationships

I can look back at each place I have ever lived in and I can recount how my relationships have grown within each of those walls.

I have precious keepsakes throughout my house from my childhood through today -- soon will be 52 years worth of memories ... the good, the bad, the challenging, the growing.

All of which has made me who I am today.

As I think about the "upside down" gift, I just have one question ...

Have I ever mentioned my FAMILY in my posts???

When you're "young & in love", you certainly do not think about how your life will change once you say "I do" ... well, I didn't think about it, anyway.

From the first time I saw this "new guy" at my high school, I had the biggest crush on him --

and it continues ...

and these people contribute to my "upside down" ...

 

 

I hope you can enjoy some time today

as you think of your gifts

outside

inside

upside down