Faith and Nature

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So here it is for those of you that missed the cake cutting on Saturday. I asked a friend of mine, Kuczynska Kuczynska of What the Cake, to create a cake that would represent a mountain scene with a stream, trees and a campsite. I think her creation was quite amazing. I’m calling the mountain Mount Fondant. What do you think? I cut the first piece with trepidation. It seemed a travesty to destroy a piece of art, but once we got to munching on the moist fluffy cake it was hard to stop. And for those of you who were here, I want to thank you for joining me in rolling the “odometer” over to a new year. Can I stop counting now? I’m still in denial that I’ve reached the 60 mark. This past year has been challenging on many fronts, and I feel like I’ve been thrust into the crucible, where one is forced to examine what is of value and what is not. And what shows up is that when I stop and give up my own selfish desires and ambitions and pay attention the world around me life works. For most of my life it has been about me. My photography, my goals, my ambitions, my desires to travel and see the world. Now it’s time to stop and listen. To listen to friends, to listen to family members, to listen to the trees, to listen to the mountains, to listen to the weeds growing in the yard. Like Brother Lawrence who was content to practice the presence of God.

I walk before God simply, in faith, with humility and with love; and I apply myself diligently to do nothing and think nothing which may displease Him.