Kind of a weird combo, right? Well, that's just the way of 5 Minute Friday.
And in the midst of my 31 Days, I didn't want to give up that joyous fun I have in joining with those crazy word mavericks over at Lisa-Jo's place, cause, well, it's one of my favorite writing experiences of the week!
Plus her topic this week just so happens to be something that I am actually discovering -- all over again.
Topic :: Ordinary
{Photo taken of the Haitian sunset on my visit in June}
I noticed the sunset yesterday. That's just ordinary, right?
But I don't know.
To me it is a little extra-ordinary.
The way God painted it just for me.
Okay maybe not JUST for me....but in that moment, I needed to remember.
To remember that in spite of the heartaches, the trials, the tears, the frustrations of the past few years, He is the God of the ordinary.
The everyday sunset & sunrise.
The way of seasons that SURELY will change {I am loving the smell of fall in the air}
The ebb & flow of the winds & waves
The certain majesty of the mountains.
The cycle of the moon, which shone so brilliantly seemingly lighting my path on my dark drive last night.
{RE}discovery ::
And I needed that.
To remember.
That as much as God is the God
WHO IS CERTAIN
to do miracles in my life
to bring forth everything He has promised
to open doors that seem sealed shut
He is also the God of MY every day.
The boring
The mundane.
The ordinary.
I am not forgotten in this season of "ordinary"
because what is ordinary about a woman loved by the King of Kings.
I think that makes me EXTRA-ordinary......
And just maybe YOU too....
Do you know how much He loves you?
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Okay, so little longer than 5 minutes today...but I wanted to connect my two writing challenges together so that took a minute or two {or three} extra! ;-)
Have you every participated in Five Minute Friday?
Curious to know more and want to find out the scoop?
Hop over to The Gypsy Mama, and read more about it as well as some other great writers with their own {EXTRA}ordinary stories!
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