My Road..

My life is a crazy, hectic, insane roller coaster ride and on this journey I am learning everyday how to love the Lord, myself, and others. My Jesus said in Matthew 11:29, "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." And that is my exact mission. I want to follow God, learn constantly and my goal is to become gentle, humble and peaceful in every aspect of this life. I have an amazing story so far... but God is no where near showing me or the world the ending. :) I am a daughter, smiler, girlfriend, lover, writer, blogger, friend, sister, painter, gardener and I LOVE who I am. On this journey I have one prayer and that is to: "Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul."-Psalms 143:8

I am unsure, unfinished... and I am happy.
I am Kelsey.



Monday, October 11, 2010

Where can I find some joy?

This weekend Ben and I were painting a MacMinn family fish when we started playing around with the paint and the glitter. I painted on Ben's face and hands while he poured obnoxious amounts of glitter in my hair. I began starting to paint on my arms and as I was thinking of what to paint, joy is all I could think of. As i began to paint the letters J-O-Y, I wondered where could one find joy..besides my forearm?

I have found joy in a lot of things in the past 18 years. Love, family, friends, memories, movies, verses, experiences, games, laughter and much more, but one of my favorite ways is through Nature. God's beautiful creations.  I looked around and saw the most beautiful flower. It was perfect in all of it's awkwardness. It had uneven limbs and an uncomfortable stance. As I stared at this flower, I smiled and my heart was filled with JOY. This scenario made me think that maybe this is how God finds his joy in us sometimes? I wonder if He is looking down, slightly giggling because of how awkward and clumsy we are in this life. But He delights in us because joy is found in the imperfections of life; not when everything goes exactly as planned.
So God finds His joy in us, and I found joy in this flower, and I was wondering.. Where do you find your joy? :)
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  1. Sara Lynn MortonOctober 12, 2010 at 7:02 PM

    Right NOW: I find joy in the squirrels that run around LC, Joy in the love, joy in fall weather and fall fashion, joy in playing flag football, joy in singing, AND I find joy in you :) That I have one of the most amazing people in the world in my life. And we are best friends...um bonus! I love you.

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