“You make beautiful things. You make beautiful things out of dust.
You make beautiful things. You make beautiful things out of us.”
-Gungor, Beautiful Things
My life breathes in and out. In and out.
Panting to keep up, getting mired in regrets or questions, or champing at the bit to begin something new. I often allow those hairy-scary moments breathe for me – in, out, sigh, worry, react to ALL the things, start again – until I lose the rhythm of a deeper steadier necessary breath of open hands and trust.
Life. It lives and moves along with or without us and sometimes it’s hard to keep up with even a semblance of who you would like to be.
I am hoping to write short and true this month; keeping my words refined to the breath of a vision. Exploring this idea of soul calm.
Because that is what my soul needs now.
A breath at evening-time that says, “You are doing ok. Here is grace and blessing. And look at this beautiful thing God is making.”
I want to take the dust of the day and sift it through my fingers. I want to see beauty, drink peace, and rest in calm assurance.
Let the dust drift away, seen and unseen, beautiful, maybe, but not mine to keep.
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”
Isaiah 26:3
I am participating in the yearly #write31days challenge. I’ll be blogging everyday this October on the theme of Soul Calm. I hope it blesses you.
I’ll list and link each new post here as it is written.
Day 1: Beauty from Dust
Day 2: Family {Soul Calm and Five Minute Friday}
Day 3: Autumn Slow
Day 4: Benedictions and Blessings
Day 5: You Are So Fine.
Day 6: Breath {#Wholemama}
Day 7: Grab Hold of Love
Day 8: Missed it. Because sometimes part of calm is not stressing the small stuff and enjoying family instead.
Day 9: The Enough-ness of Today
Day 10: Trust Rest {Five Minute Friday}
Day 11: Rest in Your Salvation
Day 12: The Battle of Shame and Perfectionism
Day 13: Dream {Sarah Scott for #wholemama}
Day 14: Enjoy Frivolous Things
Day 15: There is Grace
Day 16: A Reviving Green {FMF}
Day 17: Tickles and little moments
Day 18: Missed it!
Day 19: Let go of Striving
Day 20: Hope {#Wholemama}
Day 21: Time and Contentment
Day 22: For Longing {A Blessing by John O’donohue}
Day 23: Looking forward to Christmas! Song of the Stars Book Review
Day 24: Find and Choose Joy {an Instagram challenge for November}
Day 25: Tranquilities
Day 26: Turn Over Worries
Day 27: Finding a Place of Calm {Gayl Wright for #Wholemama}
Day 28: Grab Hold of Lightness
Day 29: Wonder at Smallness
Day 30: FMF
Day 31: Further Reading
How do you find calm at the end of the day?
Erika Shirk 
Bah!! So excited you’re doing 31 Days, too!! Ah, memories. This means we’ve been connected for a year!
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Love the name, I am writing for the 31 Day Challenge too. I LOVE the name of your theme, I think it’s something we all need x I am writing on 31 Days of Faith xx
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