Beauty On A Shadowed Background

"Sometimes beauty is brighter on a shadowed background.

This isn't a new idea. But it struck me that sometimes God shows me things that I would normally overlook by first making me aware of the troublesome or difficult aspects of my life.

I can understand rest only after an exhausting week.

I can see goodness in my daughter's heart after she's told me yet another story about the mean boys at school.

I recognize safety and rescue after I hear a horrible story on the news."

- An excerpt from Beach Combing by Sarah Markley on her blog The Best Days of My Life