Today is Five Minute Friday again. Time to write on one subject with so many other bloggers – for 5 minutes without editing. Want to join? Go to Lisa-Jo’s to link up.
Here are the directions – straight from Lisa-Jo’s blog:
1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.
2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. And then absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts about it, you need to visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments. Seriously. That is, like, the rule. And the fun. And the heart of this community..
Oh and Ahem, if you would take pity and turn off comment verification, it would make leaving some love on your post that much easier for folks!
OK, are you ready? Please give us your best five minutes on:
Wonder…
Go: Today is on wonder. Yesterday I started wonder about me- wonder at how much just a little big of light can so totally change the outlook of life.
We don’t have snow yet. It is dark. There is no color. There is dust. And constant wind.
It makes me weary. I’ve not been good about being out {remember: wind}. By wind I don’t mean small breezes. I mean constant 20-30mph winds, with gusts up to 50-60, sometimes 80mph! I don’t like wind. Never have. Have I mentioned that before?
So. Wonder. I drove into town the other night at 10pm – there was a dusting of snow, and it.was.beautiful! I had no idea it looked like winter. It made me take a big internal deep breath. I didn’t realize such a small thing could mean so much.
It made me think of how a small package came at Christmas time and made such a big impact for all of us who have chosen to follow Him. :Stop
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned before – but I’m addicted to color. When I don’t see enough color I start to feel crazy. Even with this need to see color, play with color – I don’t wear a lot of color. I want to see it. Appreciate it. not wear it.
Alaska (at least where I live) doesn’t have enough color from the time our leaves fall off until we have snow on the ground. By the way, we have 6 seasons – spring, summer, fall, dead, winter, and breakup. Dead = everything is dead. preparing for winter. Breakup is when the snow is thawing & there is mud e.v.e.r.y.w.h.e.r.e, not spring yet but anticipation of green {life} coming. These two ‘seasons’ I usually feel pretty desperate and I wonder at my sanity of living in Alaska. But I LOVE Alaska. I have lived in northern Wisconsin (7 childhood years, 1 adult Jan-July) and Oregon (2 adult years); I love the connection to other states. I love spring with blooming flowers. I love being in the dark AND warm. but I love Alaska more so I don’t move! 😀
Usually these ‘seasons’ are fairly short – a couple weeks, maybe a month. This year it’s been nearly two months of dead. dark. consuming dark. I feel sucked dry (not just because of the constant wind either) & weary. I had no idea the lights reflecting would make me feel so alive. In just 24 hours of seeing a dusting of snow, driving on icy roads, and seeing light reflected I feel a renewed anticipation of winter coming. It is coming. It has to!
Isn’t it amazing how Scripture uses light to represent Christ? I have a renewed understanding of why.
Light is beautiful. amazing. awe inspiring. shows color. warming. comforting. renews life.
I’m desperate for Christ, even more than my desperation for color.
I have known I was struggling with our lack of light, the all-consuming darkness.
My inability to get warm.
Craving for a fireplace to at least make the dark cozy.
But I didn’t realize how much. How much I needed to know I wasn’t stranded in the dead season. Left. Ignored. Forgotten. I have felt desperate to feel Christ. I’ve had feelings too much in the forefront of my mind. I keep choosing to change my focus, but it just wouldn’t change. I couldn’t make it happen.
A mere 45 min drive and I got a whole new outlook on life.
Here are a couple pictures to see our light. They show how it doesn’t take much light to shine in the dark – just like we are to be the light of Christ in this world.
These are from last year. Also, my D3100 arrived. They say it was repaired. I’m hoping & praying. I am actually looking forward to getting some sunrise/sunset pictures — the iPhone camera has just not hacked it. There is never enough light for the pictures to not be grainy.
Did I mention…we don’t have snow. so it’s dark. the camera won’t even take a picture.
Here’s a sunrise at -30*. Isn’t that absolutely a.m.a.z.i.n.g?! {Even though your fingers go numb taking pictures}
