"Beautiful Days!"

Last week I read this line on a window of a store while waiting in Miami traffic:
"Life does not have to be perfect to be beautiful."
The truth in that statement played itself out for six plus days while my sister and her husband visited us in our RV. Each day was beautiful even though not perfect.

The first day of their visit we drove to and through the Keys.
Not perfect:
     long drive
     some rain
Beautiful:
     God's creation
     picnic lunch
     getting nipped by a pelican-oops, is this in the wrong column??  

Day two was planned a ranger led bike ride through the grassland/pine section of the Everglade National Park.
Not perfect:
     hard to locate a picnic table
     navigating tree roots and rough terrain on our "mountain" bikes
Beautiful:
     nature in all "it's" glory
     excellent information from a knowledgable volunteer park ranger 

The third day dawned lovely as golf ensued:
Not perfect;
     a newly washed car the landing spot of bird poop
Beautiful:
     Greg & Marlene's 18 holes of golf & delicious strawberry milkshakes
     lovely views on the course

In the fourth day we road an airboat in the morning and then biked along a canal filled with alligators, a wide variety of birds, and other Florida wild life.
Not perfect:
     sore "butts" after the 15 mile ride
     women losing in a lively game of pickle ball
Beautiful:
     soaring through the glades on an airboat with a competent and informative guide
     watching an alligator crunch a fish and birds soaring overhead
     worthy exercise on the bikes in 75 degree sunshine

During day five we drove in and through the city of Miami.
Not perfect:
      horrendous traffic from a luxury boat show on the Bay
      no available parking places downtown-AT ALL!
Beautiful:
      discovery of a park with a sandy beach we strolled
     peek at a lighthouse

Saturday found us on a tour of a Fruit & Spice Park & in the campground playing games:
Not perfect:
     women with the worst mini-golf scores
     too cold to enjoy the pool
     men winning two out of three pegs & joker's games
Beautiful:
     picking juicy, red strawberries
     informative tour learning about various fruit trees and spice bushes
     women beating husbands at shuffleboard

 

Life is indeed beautiful as a Christian! We can be content, even joyous, no matter what circumstances come our way. "Be content with such things as you have. For He himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we may boldly say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not fear. What can man do to me?" Hebrews 13:5-6

Find beauty in EVERY day God gives you!