It’s Five Minute Friday and I am joining Lisa-Jo Baker and other FMF girls to write flat out for five minutes. No editing, no polishing, and then linking up together. I am loving this challenge! I hope you enjoy it too! Check out what Five Minute Friday is all about here!
BLOOM
GO…
God chose me before I was born! He planned for me, wrote my story and loved me into being! I am blessed!
Each day my words, my thoughts and my actions spill out in a rush and each day God stands by and watches – hoping that all of it honors Him.
Each year my life – my story – evolves from beginning to end and each year, God is watching to see how I play it out.
The years have flown by and God has gifted me with two amazing sons, a job teaching 3rd graders which wraps my passion into who I am, a wonderful family consisting of four brothers who have always had my back and friends that might only enter for a season, but just the right friends at the right time.
I AM BLESSED!
As I have walked through the pages of my life and reflect on the good, bad and ugly, I have always known that I was loved more than life, treasured as an only child and extended grace by my Heavenly Father. He has been my rock, my go to person and my everything. This relationship has deepened and become an integral part of my story.
God’s story only becomes complete when I honor Him by living out who He planned for me to be. My story is God’s story when I let Him cultivate and teach me and “BLOOM” into His child.
One single blossom can become many when all we do is done for God’s glory. One bloom becomes a beautiful plant when we allow God to breathe into our lives and return the favor by exhaling all of our praise to Him.
I AM BLESSED!
I am one, single bloom but I am God’s bloom waiting to blossom into His only child – chosen before I was born and loved into being!
Just this: Reflect and remember who God is!
I will sing for joy in God,
explode in praise from deep in my soul!
He dressed me up in a suit of salvation,
he outfitted me in a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom who puts on a tuxedo
and a bride a jeweled tiara.
For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers,
and as a garden cascades with blossoms,
So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom
and puts praise on display before the nations. Isaiah 69:10-11 MSG
STOP
Blessings,
Mary
Blessed to be linking with:
I love to read you praising God here, Mary. Beautifully breathed.
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Love when you stop by, Heather! God is certainly good! Blessings!
Beautiful, Mary! Thank you for sharing your words with us.
Your kind words are so appreciated. Blessed you stopped by!
AMEN! Such beautiful words. Our story is God’s story, when we allow ourselves to bloom in Him!
Thank you sweet, Barbie! Thank you for joining me here at my place!
Beautifully and sweetly written. Thanks for the reminder of God’s grace and plan for us.
Just lovely Mary. Resonates well w/ my heart. 🙂
Your kind words are so appreciated! i love that we are community together! Have a beautiful weekend!
Mary … I love walking your story with you in this season. Blessed, we are …
I love having you along! Parallel lives and hopefully we will meet someday! Blessed you stopped by!
Such beautiful words to describe bloom! I enjoyed reading your words today.
Glad you stopped by today! I appreciate your kind words. Have a beautiful weekend!
“My story is God’s story when I let Him cultivate and teach me and “BLOOM” into His child.” I love this, Mary! (And I love finding out that you were an Only Child… having an Only myself, it’s always nice to find friends who grew up that way too!)
So glad you stopped by! May we all bloom into God’s children! Have a wonderful weekend!
Our stories are God’s stories when we let Him bloom in us. Such good words, Mary!! I didn’t know you had 4 brothers. How cool is that?!
Thanks for your kind words and yes, 4 brothers – a blessing now but questionable sometimes when growing up!!! 🙂 Truly, I love how God has not only given us our stories but the pieces that fit together to have it make sense. Blessings my friend!
Amen…oh so much amen!!
You bless me! So glad this community-these writers- are so encouraging! Happy Weekend!
I love what you said about being chosen before we were born– that made my heart leap for joy! Thank you for such a real encouragement! #FMF
Blessed you stopped by Courtney! God provides us with all we need to bloom and then we need to put it into action glorifying Him. Happy weekend!
Beautiful Mary!!!
Thank you, Sarah! Love that we are in community together! Happy weekend!