Carmel by the Sea

I just claim my space.

I have claimed this cottage by the Sea as mine.

I am not ready to leave.

I feel so comfortable and safe here. 

 

I often find it is difficult to capture the beauty here with my lens. 

 

 

 

 

These trees were so beautiful in the spring.

I love how there are flowers and bushes blooming all year.

What have the desert years (of previous moves) taught me as I have

been in a season of plenty in California.......

-God relieved me of my distress....the "plenty" was not always felt in

the beginning as always when we begin again. 

Insecurities came as I feared not having friends.  Then He has given

me an abundance, a cup of cool water, reminding me

that I am worth getting to know and have something to offer

and much to receive.

-It is okay to be alone, I am comfortable in my skin.

I first learned this at our first move to Louisiana. 

It continues to serve me well.

-At times I allow people to either uplift or diminish me,

letting them define me and insecurities can

still find a home within me.

-I don't have to have all the answers.

I can make a home in the desert (this was first learned in Louisiana).

I continue to call out even when I don't have the answer. 

I am not responsible for everyone around me or always

have to "come through..  Sometimes just being me is enough

and people will either take it or say, "no, thank you.:"  I have

the same choice.  Their "no" is not always personal against me. 

God does not change.

 

I am not too much 

You never know what you might find around the corner
here...an artists easel at the top of the stairs.

 

Gratitude and knowing your blessings covers so much!

It does not take away the hard, but provides a covering.