Tuesday, November 03, 2009

The Beauty Challenge: Beauty Inspiration



In the space of a few days, oldest son breaks his right arm working in the barn, youngest son twists his left ankle on trampoline, and the sunflowers droop brown and heavy in the garden, blooms withered.

We elevate and medicate and supplicate, and yes, there are tears.

November winds blow and it rains.
















Do I have eyes audacious enough to see beauty, courage to declare the lovely in days that wail of the ugly, the boldness to fill the hollowed out places with surprising grace?

The true artist enters into work of Father and makes the ordinary material of the world new.







Inspired to pick the common and make it new with seeing eyes:


sleepneko


studio choo


farmer julie


Marc from Borft



mbgrigby


jek in the box




Daydream Lily



Donut2d


farmer julie


Daydream Lily



SynPand



Daydream Lily



oiemah


Design Sponge


Montana Raven



Matthew Topolski



Lord God, here, let me see You... in the unexpected and unlikely.





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In the experiences of a simple/crazy life,
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half a dozen exuberant kids,
stringing sheets out on the line....

I'm praying to slow and see
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the Cross in the clothespin,
the flame in the bush.

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