Last year we bought a glass storm door for our front entry. We wanted a solid glass door that securely locked, so we could open the wood door when someone knocked without allowing entry. One of the unexpected benefits turned out to be the warmth coming through that door in winter. The winter sun hits the front side of the house and the glass door acts like a magnifying glass for the heat. Our front room with the high ceiling has always been the hardest to heat in winter, but since we installed the storm door, it is now the coziest.
One other benefit is that my chair faces that door and when it is open it is as if the outside is inside. Saturday morning as I sat studying and writing, I watched the sky lighten and the neighborhood awaken. I watched people drive by in their cars, early morning runners, and the dogs leading owners down the sidewalk. I love watching. I can sit in a mall, airport, restaurant, doctor’s office, coffee shop and just watch.
God is so creative. People are beautiful, different colors and shapes. The little and big dogs walking by are all different, even if they are the same breed. The leaves on the trees are just beginning to turn all shades of reds, yellows and oranges. I have a couple purple petunias that are hanging on to branches that are shriveling and growing sparse. Every moment some sight or sound grabs my attention.
Solomon, the Preacher, noted that “[God] has made everything beautiful in its time.” We usually miss all that beauty because we are so busy doing that we don’t take the time to just be still and observe. We fill every waking moment when we should reserve some of those moments to simply be. We even feel guilty when we stop and just sit for a while. (It must be that old Puritan/Protestant work ethic!) [Eccl 3:11]
Saturday, I spent the morning being still. I watched God’s creation awaken and I thought about the beauty He has given us. My soul was refreshed.
In His Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo-rGzx2OZk
