Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The Beauty of Gracefullness

Many things inspire me. But there is nothing more inspiring that watching the gracefullness of my wife at most everything she touches. I never really thought about it until this past winter when I took our girls to sit in a warm car while she skated out the outdoor rink in Nome Alaska. Gabby said "mommy's pretty." Daddys reply after a short pause and looking through the windshield to see mommy efortlessly gliding across the ice with speed and making her spins and jumps look like an infant can do it: "Babby girl, Mommy is Beautiful." At that moment I was amazed at her gracefullness. I never had a desire to skate before. In fact, I felt more at home in cleats on the ice than on a thin small blade that was placed in the middle of my foot. The only other two times in my life I had put those things on my feet turned out to be a painful experience. One was as a child for a youth trip with my parents in Omaha Nebraska. The other was a trip I put on myself as a Youth Pastor.

But what is more important is that I am inspired by her grace as she glides across a surface that is cold and unforgiving if a fall takes place.

Do you have something that inspires you to be graceful?

I DO!!

Blessings,
Mike III AKA Big Daddy

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