...thoughts about everyday life--with its joys and sorrows and oh, so many mysteries--
about opening our eyes to see God's hand and HEART in the details of daily life and about learning to hear His whispers of love in the midst of a shouting world...
I have always loved abbreviations and acronyms. Long before there was texting, I was using "bcs" for "because" and "thx" for "thanks." I have always been an avid note-taker, with as much detail included as possible, and perhaps, that is the reason I've always loved abbreviations.
Well, I have a new post abbreviation: TTMMS!. It stands for "Thing That Make Me Smile!" I have decided to do some posting of random things that make me smile...bcs, after all, that's what living a Heart Rock Life (HRL??) is all about, right?--finding joy in the little things, in the daily discoveries, in the many ways God shows us His presence and His love in our daily lives... if we will have eyes to see and hearts to understand...and mouths with which to show our delight!
And so, today is the first TTMMS! posting because this totally made me smile!
This was a chocolate cupcake fromThe Sweet and Saucy Shop--chocolate with kahlua frosting!--and it originally looked like this:
But, after I had taken a bunch of bites out of the bottom, I was left with a bit of the top and some frosting... and this delightful little smile!! :) (no, I did NOT make it into this! it really was all of its own accord!)
How cool is that! You ate it from the bottom? I would have ate the sweet stuff on the top first, lol. Ahhh, that's giving me a real sweet tooth all of a sudden!
and, debby-- ok, so now you know something totally weird about me! i tend to "save the best for last" whenever i'm eating something. for example: the blue m&ms, frosting on the cake, center of a sandwich, the best bites of steak... (i never did claim to be "normal"! :) )
a wordplay on the song title "It's The Hard Knock Life" from the musical 'Annie.' why? because, though at times life seems like it's just full of 'hard knocks,' it is truly full of wonderful displays of God's love for us...if we will but look. He enjoys reminding us of His amazing love in even the smallest ways!... like in the shape of a rock... a heart rock... whispering "My love for you is rock-solid!" so, this is what i want my time on earth to be about --pursuing A Heart Rock Life--seeing and delighting in the creativity, wonder, and love of the Lord no matter what life brings my way!
a country-girl-at-heart transplanted in the heart of a southern california city, a well-loved daughter of our heavenly Father, a lover of music & colors & the smell of wet dirt, sea air, & freshly-mowed grass, a worshipper of Jesus, an avid admirer of the Creator's handiwork displayed in the details of His creation, and an amateur photographer of that amazing handiwork...
You are too sweet!
ReplyDeleteI can spot a 2 dots of eyes and 2 dots of lovely smile hehehehe...
ReplyDeleteTTMMS = sharilyn
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:) so cute
ReplyDeleteHow cool is that! You ate it from the bottom? I would have ate the sweet stuff on the top first, lol. Ahhh, that's giving me a real sweet tooth all of a sudden!
ReplyDeletejessica--i see it now, too! good eye! :)
ReplyDeleteanne--right back to you today, anne! :)
thanks, char!
and, debby-- ok, so now you know something totally weird about me! i tend to "save the best for last" whenever i'm eating something. for example: the blue m&ms, frosting on the cake, center of a sandwich, the best bites of steak... (i never did claim to be "normal"! :) )