Recently, someone took notice of how awed I am by the simple things in the days. I was talking about this with a friend of mine the other day and we sort of agreed that life is too hard not to allow ourselves to be amazed by the simple things in life.

The other day I heard a thunderstorm approaching, so I went and sat on our front steps to watch it roll in. And you know what? I was amazed! :) It was beautiful and it rained so hard as you can see.

Then I was reminded of a quote by Brennan Manning which I have quoted before, but it remains one of my favorites:

"By and large, our world has lost its sense of wonder. We have grown up. We no longer catch our breath at the sight of a rainbow or the scent of a rose, as we once did. We have grown bigger and everything else smaller, less impressive. We get blase and worldly wise and sophisticated. We no longer run our fingers through water, no longer shout at the stars or make faces at the moon. Water is H2O, the stars have been classified, and the moon is not made of green cheese. Thanks to satellite TV and jet planes, we can visit places available in the past only to a Columbus, a Balboa, and other daring explorers...We get so preoccupied with ourselves, the words we speak, the plans and projects we conceive that we become immune to the glory of creation. We barely notice the cloud passing over the moon or the dewdrops clinging to the rose leaves. The ice on the pond comes and goes...God intended for us to discover His loving presence in the world around us."
-Ragamuffin Gospel

May I never lose my sense of wonder.