The rippling of the water
Light cascading and 
Shadows falling beneath the surface
Rolling clay

I am grateful for this space. 
Not just the property, 
but the connections you form that you otherwise wouldn’t.
The weird chances to make friends. 
The nervous first meal. 
The long walk to the beach or the cabin. Being trapped inside together during a rainstorm. 
The simple things. 
We don’t have horses or archery but we have a tarp that we call a slip n slide and movies in the barn and laughter that drowns out the worn speakers.
I am grateful for the chance to be real, genuine, 
to be vulnerable. The silly and serious kinds of vulnerable.
Day to day, week to week, in this place of self creation.
It is easy to see God here. 
When I go to compline or Eucharist I pay attention, I take it in.  
Then, during the day I notice -
the passionate celebration after winning the pool noodle obstacle course, 
the spontaneous laughter at the thought of a joke told yesterday,
the joy of dancing off time and all in - 
small things are significant, 
you can see God here.

Lying in the grass
on a chilly morning
Breeze dancing across dew covered skin
The sun comes up

I wonder why this feeling seems contained to property lines
Why is the world hard-hearted?
Why am I holding back?
Why does chaos drown out God?
Is there a whisper reaching through the noise?

Rural stars
The celestial curve
String lights swing through the sky
A speckled blanket 

There’s a whisper in the noise. 
I hear it in the simple things. 
A child taking their first steps, 
a parent cheering on the sidelines at a town soccer game, 
a tomato sprout pushing through the soil, 
a photo album nestled between siblings. 
Day to day, week to week, in this place of exploration. 
Endless moments overlapping and intertwining, 
dotting the ‘i’s in the answers to our prayers. 
My heart grows tender living with God at its center.  
My heart grows tender. 
Opening itself up, leaving space for an answer.  
 
Sink - don’t drown -
surround yourself with the wonders of creation 
float in the midst of the ruminating beauty and grace of this day
of this life.

laalsi

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