Today I opened a new journal... I'd set aside the practice last summer but it's been calling to me so I return to it again. There's a lot happening right now. Lots on my mind. Good things, great things, things to make decisions about. I don't want to lose the big picture so have turned to marking pages with streams of conscious to capture every aspect of what lies ahead. It gave me peace...
Often I marvel at where God/life/choices have taken me. As I emailed a 24-7 Prayer Room in the Dominican Republic I stopped to wonder how on earth we became connected. Where did they find out about 24-7 Prayer? What made them pray? This movement never stops moving :)
The photo above was a beautiful moment in a rather hectic week. Chris (the camera man), Scot (taking the photo) and I found ourselves on West Witterings beach at sunset. We were filming an episode of the 24-7 Spaces podcast for this lent. The bleak vista and an amazing passage from John combined to make the moment beautiful. How did I end up there? How come I get to do this? I am so grateful.
If I don't capture these moments in the aperture of my mind they would pass by with little appreciation of their worth. Journalling, blogging, conversing - they make me grateful. Looking back, around and ahead I know that there's much that's happened I need to remember and much yet to be done that I must consider.
Here's to today, a fresh page and a poised pen...