Memory Verse - II Corinthians 4:18 - While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Introduction - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; isn’t that what we’ve always been told.  I find beauty in many things and in most people.  There’s beauty in a flower, according to FTD as well, there’s beauty in trees,  animals, people, and I’d have to say, as I’m sure that most people agree that there’s beauty in watching a child grow.

Assignment - Look around your space, look into your heart and share the beauty you see or feel with the rest of us.

This  assignment has me thinking of so many different things.

There is the beauty in nature right around me. Even if we are in the city I can look up and see this:

Lately I've been seeing beauty in my kids too and how they are learning and growing.

Heidi trying to count just like she's heard her brothers do:

Liam learning to ride his bike in TWO DAYS! His determination and his GRIN over learning to do something new and just peddling away with all his might. 

Arel and Dane's good attitudes of working together at chores rubbing off on Liam and Heidi who now want in on the fun.

Comments from my kids like, "Dad made that for you?" and from that I realize they are learning by a great example (THEIR Dad) what a Dad and Husband is.

So beautiful.

And so many things I have been thinking about, and I am BEGINNING to see about God.

"An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children.  He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others."

- A.W. Tozer

God is there for me more than I realize or allow him to be. He is there for me in every way.

Psalm 8:1 - "Oh LORD, our Lord, the majesty of your name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens."