The Beauty Around Us

Those of us that live in the north always wait for spring with excitement.  After a winter full of snow and cold weather, spring brings hope of warm weather, sunshine and pretty flowers.  However, tomorrow is the last day of April, and we had snow flurries this morning.

I got to thinking today... We spend so much time complaining about the cold in the winter, then an equal amount of time complaining about the heat in the summer that we don't really appreciate the beauty around us.

I'm not just talking about the beauty outside either.  Beauty is in everything around us.  To me, there is beauty in spending time indoors with the fireplace on enjoying a cup of coffee or cocoa.  There is beauty in spending an evening outside in the fall or spring around a campfire with friends.  There is beauty in the summer when we can gather as friends/family with a picnic.

So you see, God created beauty outside in nature.  He created beauty in our children.  He created beauty in our family and our friends that have become like family.  We just have to take the time to enjoy the beauty around us.