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Friday
Apr232010
This country that I hail from... well, it's beautiful.
April 23, 2010 
I've been walking around. Looking at things.
There are so many things that are so beautiful. (I tried to take a picture of a woman on a park bench, looking out over the ocean, but she turned around and saw me and I had to pretend I was panning with my video camera, as though that's any less creepy.)
It feeds me and soothes me in a small, confused space that has been forming inside of me.
I don't understand grocery stores and I fumble with money, but I understand this.
I've been living like I'm in cotton, like my head can't hold belief. When I wake up I check my email. I've forgotten how big the world really is, even though I've traveled the length of it.
I've forgotten that connection is all I have. Connection with God who smiles on me even when my head is fuzzy and I've lost my rhythm. His open hands giving to me always: love from my children, talks with my parents. Good food. Rest.
When I was walking outside I gave myself a shake. The cold wind made me squint but I tried to keep my eyes open, letting them fill with tears, just so I could see the sky for real, the very blueness of it, the way you can't touch it, even though it's right there.
God, I may forget to talk to you, but I know that you never forget me.
(Thank you every one, for your kind invitations. I have all the emails, so I'll be able to get in touch, and I'll be posting everything here. I don't think anything will be happening until June, but you never know.)
Reader Comments (11)
I love this!
Welcome "home"!
(is there a home on this earth, anywhere?)
I absolutely love these photos.
Carry on my dear.
Nora.
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I think I actually smelled those flowers from here.
Thanks for this meditation. I needed a little nature therapy this morning.
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Love your photos, I am currently reading "Finding God in Nature" - which is my favorite place to find Him - in the midst of creation :) It soothes me.
Yes we love it here! It is absolutely beautiful!
amen
Your blog is my island of peace and quiet. Thank you.
When I'm going through culture shock, cities are hard for me, but hiking the hills soothes my spirits. Beautiful photos.
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Oh, how I do love your posts about God. Thank you.
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing your photos and thoughts.
I'm guessing there's little chance of your getting all the way down to western Pennsylvania in your travels, but you would be most, most welcome!
Ooh, me too! We're in New Hampshire. We just moved into a new house so we need help messing it up. Come on over, family! My husband is a writer as well. Email me if you'd like to chat publishing - he initially self-published and then was discovered by an agent, and is now published in 8 languages through typical publishers. We're also homeschoolers and love Jesus.
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