This first picture is my favorite because of the field. It makes me think of a sermon I heard a few weeks ago about worry. It was a passage from Luke and it talked about how Jesus said we should not worry and gave examples that were just so true. One of the examples he gave was about how God decorates and "clothes" the meadows. If he does something this beautiful to a meadow that will be mowed down tomorrow, think of what he will provide for us. It was so profound for me; so true. Here are the verses:
Luke 12:22-34
Do Not Worry
22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life[a]? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
27 “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! 29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31 But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
I continue to think about this each time I see a patch of wildflowers now. When I started to edit these pictures I realized just how amazing all these wild flowers are. God orchestrates those flowers for the fields just as he does the things that happen in our own lives. It is not for us to worry, it is just for us to know that he is in control and do our very best with what is given to us. It was so beautiful to watch sweet little Astraea picking flowers and skipping through them. This very first picture is my favorite. Not sure if you can tell when the picture is little but if you click on it and make it big maybe you can see - those flowers went on for miles! (Oh and if you do click on a picture to make it bigger just hit the back arrow up at the top left side to get back to the blog page.)
We finally found a tiny little patch of Bluebonnets but by that point Astraea was so over us, the camera and pictures in general. I LOVE this pic because it sooooo shows what she was feeling at that moment. Might be one of my favorites from the day!
