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Beauty and Pain

Home Decorating, Life in Christ, Uncategorized

These are not my flowers. And yet they sit on my kitchen table and smile at me each morning.

A few days ago a friend of mine asked if she could drop them off at our house. Because of various health issues we often are the beneficiaries of flowers and foods that she can’t enjoy.

These flowers embody beauty and pain. Joy and grief. The beauty I see and enjoy… the pain and loss she experiences. Both are present, intertwined and inseparable. I can’t acknowledge one without feeling the other. So I embrace them both.

Life in Christ is always both. Life in community is always both.

“Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities; …through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine; as unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.” 2 Corinthians 6:4,8-10

“Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.  Live in harmony with one another.” Romans 12:15,16

Playing Dress-Up

Family, Photography, Uncategorized

Our family has spent many days playing dress-up over the years. There have been plenty of princesses, pioneers, super heroes, orphans, and even spies. But in the past couple years the amount of items in the dress-up tubby has significantly decreased. They’ve either become too small or not of interest any longer. But in the Jordan household we still play dress-up. Whether it’s for making movies, pretending to be a mountain climber in the backyard, or posing for photoshoots… we still need an array of interesting outfits! The latter was the case this past week. We dug through back closets in an attempt to find clothes to represent as many different eras as we could. The endeavor resulted in many laughs and more photos than I could possibly share. But here are a few of our favorites. Hope you enjoy looking at these photos as much as we enjoyed creating them!

Till next time!

Blessings,