IDareToHope

Tonight was a good evening to start this project. I ended a very difficult day at work by going to a dear friend’s home for dinner. After dinner, I pulled back up to my house and thought about just climbing in bed. It was only 7:53pm.

I was reminded of this project and how many times I’m given great ideas, and I never follow through. If you knew how many more times I’ve read Genesis than Exodus… you would understand. I decided to just do it. I threw on some comfy clothes and jumped onto my fourwheeler and took off. The beach was glorious, even more so than usual. The breeze was warm, I only saw one dead seal, and was only divebombed by one seagull.

I wondered if it would be difficult to find them today, just because of this project. Sometimes I feel like seaglass is God’s way of telling me “See how I delight in making the little things? How much more do I delight in making you beautiful, righteous, perfect?” He knows how much delight each little piece brings me. How much delight do I bring him?

Today was so hard. But, in reflecting on it, I’m reminded of why I do the work I do: to be a blessing to others and a help in their time of need. And in writing this, I’m reminded of the verse:

The Lord God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

Even when everything falls apart, He is our refuge and strength.

And this is why I write, because when I take the time to put thoughts down on a page, God speaks back. 💜 Day One.