Recently our home school co-op started another year of school. The kiddos and I did this last year and they were all so eager to get back to it again this year.
I had the hankering to try to make all (47!) mamas a little bouquet of flowers to take home on the first day. I just thought it could create some smiles and some feel good feels!
What I did not know was how God was going to use this sweet imagery to stir my heart. So I got all the glass vases (spice jars, candle holders, salt and pepper shakers etc) and cut my greenery and my flowers and started putting them together. It made my heart so happy. I had a huge, wet, beautiful mess in my kitchen and then was a bit perplexed how I was going to get all this to its final destination. Could I get all of them in one container to transport them?
I found a crate and one by one started putting them down in there and it was just beautiful and then more beautiful and even more beautiful. And when they were all there together it was so so so sweet. God just laid on my heart the beauty of togetherness. Yes each of these separately were cute. But them all together, they were stunning. A small glimpse of the church, Jesus’s bride. Believers together. Doing things for Him, for His glory, for His kingdom. That is stunning! Together can draw attention, together can turns heads, together can get people talking, and with His light shinning through it all….big things can happen! If you feel like you are trying to do all the things on your own I’d highly encourage you to step out and get plugged in to a church, look into a co-op, investigate a small group or maybe even go meet the neighbors….there’s so many ways to fellowship!
Life is just more beautiful together.
Oh Emily, beautifully said. Together was God’s plan all along, joys shared increase, burdens shared are lightened, fellowship is sweeter, and we reflect Jesus better. Love your heart for Jesus and his children. Hid bless you and yours
This is so beautiful, Emily! Thank you for starting this day, gifted to me by God, in such a beautiful , inspiring way. You are a talented writer and I welcome every “devotion” that you share.
This is so beautiful, Emily! Thank you for starting this day, gifted to me by God, in such a beautiful , inspiring way. You are a talented writer and I welcome every “devotion” that you share.