I had just moved in with my good friend Amanda and had also just begun my first week of teaching at a Christian preschool. Ukraine was still very fresh in my heart and mind. This was the beginning of my life as an official adult-the first year that my life was not dictated by a schedule of classes to attend and assignments to be completed. I made sure to find time to enjoy as many sunsets as possible that year!
"I am sitting at the computer right next to the amazing floor to ceiling window in Amanda's (err, our) apartment. It's 7:40pm and I am watching the most beautiful sunset I have seen in a while. Recently I have dragged a few of my good friends on what I've begun to call 'sunset chases' because nobody seems to know where to find a good view in Kansas City. In fact, a few weeks ago a friend and I were determined to watch an amazing summer sunset, we drove and drove...and drove only to come upon a small clearing that completely devestated me. I had just assumed that there would be a body of water to watch this sunset over but, now I live in the middle of the country and there are no such luxuries. Sunset chasing is quickly becoming one of my favorite things to do, especially when it's followed by conversations that last into the night.
I love (yes, love) sunsets. Right now I am looking at the most beautiful hues of pink, purple, orange and red that I can imagine....until the next brilliant sunset that is! Tonight is exceptionally great because there are lots of clouds around to turn deep greyish-purple in the middle and be surrounded by edges of light orange. They are never the same, God always paints a brand new sunset every evening. Sunsets represent hope for me. I know, that is kind of a unique perspective (or, maybe it's not, maybe you think the same way). I really find joy in the feeling of a day completed, tasks accomplished or not accomplished. I find hope in knowing that tomorrow holds brand new opportunities. This day could have been completely wonderful or it could have been dreadfully horrible, but it's over leaving me time to either delight in the amazingness that occured or to let go of all that went wrong and hope in tomorrow. And, hey, there might not be a tomorrow and that's fine too because then there's eternity :)
While in Ukraine my favorite time of day at the orphanage was during sunset. Most of my team would be in the field playing volleyball or soccer and I would sit on the logs and watch the sun sink behind the trees. Everything felt so peaceful when that glow of evening was settled over the building and I knew that Jesus was with my kids as they prepared to go to sleep I was able to hope for my kids that tomorrow would be better, maybe that tomorrow would be one of the best days of their lives.......and now, as the sun has dissappeared, I know that they will be waking up soon and I hope that it will be better than yesterday..........
Above all, sunsets happen during the evening and I don't have to force myself out of bed at some God-forsaken hour to see them!!!!!
I love (yes, love) sunsets. Right now I am looking at the most beautiful hues of pink, purple, orange and red that I can imagine....until the next brilliant sunset that is! Tonight is exceptionally great because there are lots of clouds around to turn deep greyish-purple in the middle and be surrounded by edges of light orange. They are never the same, God always paints a brand new sunset every evening. Sunsets represent hope for me. I know, that is kind of a unique perspective (or, maybe it's not, maybe you think the same way). I really find joy in the feeling of a day completed, tasks accomplished or not accomplished. I find hope in knowing that tomorrow holds brand new opportunities. This day could have been completely wonderful or it could have been dreadfully horrible, but it's over leaving me time to either delight in the amazingness that occured or to let go of all that went wrong and hope in tomorrow. And, hey, there might not be a tomorrow and that's fine too because then there's eternity :)
While in Ukraine my favorite time of day at the orphanage was during sunset. Most of my team would be in the field playing volleyball or soccer and I would sit on the logs and watch the sun sink behind the trees. Everything felt so peaceful when that glow of evening was settled over the building and I knew that Jesus was with my kids as they prepared to go to sleep I was able to hope for my kids that tomorrow would be better, maybe that tomorrow would be one of the best days of their lives.......and now, as the sun has dissappeared, I know that they will be waking up soon and I hope that it will be better than yesterday..........
Above all, sunsets happen during the evening and I don't have to force myself out of bed at some God-forsaken hour to see them!!!!!
Sunset in Ukraine after rain
Sunset downtown Kansas City
Sunset from Amanda's back deck in midtown
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