My Blue Butterfly

As I'm sitting at my desk today thinking on the goodness of the Lord and how specifically He reminds me how much He loves me and how He loves to thrill my heart, I glance down to see one of the sweetest gifts He ever gave me. You see, blue butterflies are a "thing" between me and Abba. Most people wouldn't understand and so I don't share the details of this "thing" but I wanted to share a moment that was had between the Lord and me while I was in South Africa. 

I was standing on the shore looking out into the ocean (my cover photo is the actual pic of this moment) and listening to the grandeur of a violent sea. I was in the throes of my most horrendous season to date and as I stood awestruck at the most beautiful and captivating body of water I'd ever laid eyes on, and enjoying the misty overcast weather, I wondered to myself..."If only the blue butterflies would show up in this moment, how perfect it would be..."  In the very next couple of minutes, this beautiful blue shell came to me in the shape of a perfect blue butterfly and without even the ability to get the words out, I just cried and a broken "thank you" eeked out of my mouth. 

It Was a Kiss From My Abba.

His reassurance that the transformation and the transition were necessary, and if I needed a beautiful blue butterfly to remind me that He gives beauty for ashes, then that's just what He was going to give me.

I will never get over these beautiful hand delivered surprises that He gives to me on a regular basis. And never in a million years would I be able to make up the glory that accompanies each marvelous demonstration of His love... So I smile, and I run wildly into His arms and smooch His face off because I'm unbelievably lovesick for this man.