I was just placing some ads on KSL for my design business, and was looking through photos of my portfolio, and added some oldies. It was because of the way the light reflected- I loved it! I love the way the light shines in through the windows, and the reflection on the mirrored curio. On the opposite side of the room there are different shapes and sizes of glass vases on the buffet and over the table hangs an elegant chandelier with small crystals hanging under the black shade.
It got me thinking about how I love glass and light. I love to see the way light plays off of glass! I think that I first fell in love with it as a little girl at my Grandma JaNae's house. I would just sit and stare at her chandeliers. I loved how the light would hit the crystals, but depending on where you stood, it reflected a different color.
I cleaned the inside of my windows today. There was this coat of dust on them, that obscured the view; it dimmed the beauty of the fresh spring green. It made me ponder about how I let things dim me. A deep thought just from cleaning the windows! Let's say that I'm the glass, as I go through life there are experiences that put a little smudge on me or if I get caught up and stuck on something, the dust settles. It dims the light that is trying to shine through me.
I have a tendency when I go through something hard for me, which generally has to do with dating, work or family things, I hang on to them for a while; more so with dating problems and work problems. If there's an unforeseen issue at work- like at my old job- there was an email about changing the appliance package in this kitchen, so the cabinets needed to be adjusted some. All was good, the cabinets were drawn and approved, they were made to the drawings, we got there to install, and they hadn't changed the appliance package. Had I been smarter at the time of the original email, I would've printed the email. I didn't, because it was going to be in my inbox. Well, by some fluke a week's worth of email was lost when the server crashed, and that was one of them. I was a mess! Not only was it a mistake in one kitchen, it was three home's worth of kitchens. It stressed me out to the highest limits that work has ever done! Looking at me, you could literally see a darkness in me. I felt like everything was ruined forever! Dramatic, I know, but I didn't know what to do. Well, a few thousand dollar deduction from my check, and I was fine. It was never in my pocket, so the loss didn't freak me out! I had to sit down and ask myself if in the eternities, this would affect me. The answer was no! I was able to let go of that really dark smudge, and decided to print every tiny thing from then on out! Lesson learned!
I once read a book about a girl that hung a crystal in her window, as a reminder of the way the Light of Christ can shine through us, and help us through every facet of our lives. The neatest thing about that thought is that true, natural crystals are all unique just like us. So, the light shines through each of us differently. We need to make the choice of whether or not we're going to let go of the smudges and dust, to let the light shine through.
It got me thinking about how I love glass and light. I love to see the way light plays off of glass! I think that I first fell in love with it as a little girl at my Grandma JaNae's house. I would just sit and stare at her chandeliers. I loved how the light would hit the crystals, but depending on where you stood, it reflected a different color.
I cleaned the inside of my windows today. There was this coat of dust on them, that obscured the view; it dimmed the beauty of the fresh spring green. It made me ponder about how I let things dim me. A deep thought just from cleaning the windows! Let's say that I'm the glass, as I go through life there are experiences that put a little smudge on me or if I get caught up and stuck on something, the dust settles. It dims the light that is trying to shine through me.
I have a tendency when I go through something hard for me, which generally has to do with dating, work or family things, I hang on to them for a while; more so with dating problems and work problems. If there's an unforeseen issue at work- like at my old job- there was an email about changing the appliance package in this kitchen, so the cabinets needed to be adjusted some. All was good, the cabinets were drawn and approved, they were made to the drawings, we got there to install, and they hadn't changed the appliance package. Had I been smarter at the time of the original email, I would've printed the email. I didn't, because it was going to be in my inbox. Well, by some fluke a week's worth of email was lost when the server crashed, and that was one of them. I was a mess! Not only was it a mistake in one kitchen, it was three home's worth of kitchens. It stressed me out to the highest limits that work has ever done! Looking at me, you could literally see a darkness in me. I felt like everything was ruined forever! Dramatic, I know, but I didn't know what to do. Well, a few thousand dollar deduction from my check, and I was fine. It was never in my pocket, so the loss didn't freak me out! I had to sit down and ask myself if in the eternities, this would affect me. The answer was no! I was able to let go of that really dark smudge, and decided to print every tiny thing from then on out! Lesson learned!
I once read a book about a girl that hung a crystal in her window, as a reminder of the way the Light of Christ can shine through us, and help us through every facet of our lives. The neatest thing about that thought is that true, natural crystals are all unique just like us. So, the light shines through each of us differently. We need to make the choice of whether or not we're going to let go of the smudges and dust, to let the light shine through.
"When we view the difficult experiences of life through the lens of faith in Christ, we are able to see that there can be godly purpose in our suffering. The faithful can experience the truth of Peter's seemingly contradictory counsel. He wrote, "If ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye.' As we apply our 'hearts to understanding,' we can increase in our ability to both endure our trials well and learn from- and be refined by-them."
-Evan A. Schmutz
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