This is a picture of my “happy spot” in my yard. For the last five years, whether in a pot or somewhere in one of our flower beds, we plant a a variety of vibrant colored flowers. I peak out at these flowers many times during the day. The flower bed is near our laundry room window also, which gives me something happy to look at while I fold laundry (one of my least favorite things to do).
William Barry, SJ,in his book, A Friendship Like No Other: Experiencing God’s Amazing Embrace
, talks about knowing where our “thin places” are: those places where we can easily find God. One of mine is in my own back-yard.
, talks about knowing where our “thin places” are: those places where we can easily find God. One of mine is in my own back-yard. What would one of your thin-places be?
Becky Eldredge
October 6, 2011