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A Radical Transformation

by | Aug 9, 2011 | Uncategorized

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly,

but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
~ Maya Angelou ~
  I think of life as a series of changes.
We are young
We grow up
We leave school
We get married
We have children
They are young
They grow up
They leave school
They get married
They have children
And
The circle continues
And
No one really takes the time to talk about
The changes of life that we go through
 to grow us
and mature us
Into who we are today.
Our beauty comes after the difficult moments.
Our beauty comes after the sad times
and times of stress and heart ache
and the times of refreshment
when the struggle is over.
We are beautiful when
we become more
like Him.
The butterfly goes through a life changes
to become
who it is supposed to become
in its final stage of life.
It didn’t start out a butterfly.
It had to work and struggle and
go through many processes
 to get there.
We are no different.
Our transformation is just as life changing
and
Miraculous
And the end result will be
Something very beautiful
And
Perhaps even a radical transformation.

(picture taken by Shelly Collis)
Yamhill County Oregon

Three words

by | Aug 5, 2011 | Uncategorized

I was reading a blog by a writer named Lysa Terkeurst and she was challenging her readers to think about something. Well that was just up my alley since this blog title is called ‘something to think about’.
I have always loved a challenge and a deep thinking one too.

Lisa said: What three words do you want to say today.
Three intentionally chosen words
Three words that would mean something
What would they be…
if that is all you could say to someone?
What would you say?

Then she asked: 
When the last day of your life comes and people are standing around describing you or talking about you. What three words do you think others would say about you?
What would you want them to say or hope they would say?
I would like them to say at least two words.
She loved.
She loved God
She loved family
She loved friends and most of all
She loved life.
What words do you need to think about today?

A bit of Grace

by | Aug 2, 2011 | Uncategorized

Reconciliation:
to become friendly with someone after estrangement
or to re-establish friendly relations between two or more people.
That is the definition of reconciliation from dictionary.com.

Have you ever been given a gift to your heart?
A REAL gift from the heart from someone with whom
you have had a wounded and confused and almost broken relationship with?
I am following up on the writing I did on January 30th.
I was in a relationship that was strained at the time.
Broken.
Fractured.
Like a leg or arm that needed healing after a break
my heart needed time to repair itself.
My heart hurt very deeply and felt
shattered.
My spirit in a cast recovering
from the shock and wound
given to me
by someone I cared for.

After much time
After much prayer
Deep prayer.
Distance.
More prayer.
More distance.
And more time.

This person and I are healing our relationship.
We gave each other the gifts of our hearts and
we are pressing forward towards a new beginning with each other.
Some relationships have more value than others
and this one was very valuable to me.
It was important for us to do the ‘steps’
to make it healthy and new ~ 
different and restored.
The depth of the
the misunderstanding and
the words
were like huge boulders that stood in the way
of a clear chance of relationship building.
We remained blocked by chunks of rock that hurt the relationship.
A series of circumstances took place
and a phone call or two took place
and the realization that we missed each other
took place within our hearts
and it was good.
What was done
What was wrong
What was spoken out loud.
Was forgiven ~ Not forgotten ~ But forgiven.
Love can build a bridge if we allow it to heal
our hearts.
Love can build a bridge that crosses from one side of brokenness
to the other side of complete healing.
Love can build a bridge
like a safety shelter from the raging danger below.
There is danger all around us
if we don’t be careful.
Words hurt
Words break hearts.
Words also can heal and restore and renew
what was sacred and precious if given the opportunity to redeem oneself.
Love can bridge the wounded
so long as they are both willing to start from each side
and meet in the middle.
A middle ground is a gift between two people
who have been wounded and hurt and broken.
Moving towards being forever friends and forever healed and
forever caring for each others hearts.
We move slow
We move carefully
We realize this gift from the heart is a gift we cannot discount.
If we learn the lesson to heal and move forward and never do something
to hurt each other again.
Have you been given that chance by someone
to start over and begin new and fresh with a new ‘attitude and process’?
Do you need to?
Perhaps there is someone in your life who needs a bit of Grace given to them.
Just something to think about today.

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