Reaching for those "moments"!

On my grandson's first birthday, my daughter purchased some sunflowers at the farmer's market to decorate the house for the big first birthday party.  Jack was so enthralled with the flowers! He wanted to touch them, grab them and play with them as if they were balloons or balls!  It was so cute!  It made me think of how I view the sunflower "moments" of my own life.

To me, as I'm sure I've stated in earlier comments, the sunflower moments of my life are those that make me feel calm, that make me direct my face to the source of light.  For the sunflowers it is the light of the sun, but for me, the sunflower moments that I experience are those times when I feel the presence of God with me...when I look to the light of God's presence and truly notice it and bask in the remarkable feeling of peace that it brings to me.  Most often when I experience one of these moments, it's not something that I strive for, but rather it just happens.  When it happens, I am aware of God's love and presence and I turn to Him and acknowledge His love.  

I had an experience like that today when I was so frustrated with the comments made by another teacher that I wanted to just quit and give up...so I walked away, and I really wanted to LEAVE!  But I didn't, I just walked away and tried to calm down, go easy, and relax.   Later on, another coworker of mine who was there at the time spoke with me briefly and made me feel so much better and reassured me that we would all work it out.  I knew God was present there and I felt the peace that He brings me and yes, in just a few moments, my face was turned in the right direction.

When I saw Jack reaching for the sunflowers on the table at his birthday party, I snapped the picture! Now when I look at it, it reminds me to reach for the sunflower moments and enjoy them, savor them, and realize that they come from God alone! 

John 1:5

"The light shines through the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it."