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"Love woke me up this morning
With a memory
Love came and whispered a story
That awakened a dream…

I am a dreamer
Take me higher
Open the sky up
Start a fire
I believe
Even if it's just a dream"

I couldn't get this Bethany Dillon song out of my head on Friday. It started when I woke up early and headed to the YMCA to run. When I rounded the corner of the house to get in my Jeep, I stopped dead in my tracks at the sight of the sky. I was standing before the most beautiful sunrise I think I've ever witnessed in Nashville. The sky was glowing in this radiant pink color that no human could ever emulate. The trees all looked charcoal black silhouetted against the pink bursts of color in the sky and the air felt like spring. I couldn't get enough of life at that moment. I wanted to soak in that moment forever. I knew it was going to be an amazing day, and I was right.

The day got progressively better, the biggest highlight definitely being news of the birth of my dear friends' first child: Adler Gray. In the evening we all went to the hospital to catch a glimpse of that lil' babe we'd all been talking about for months. The whole night was the picture of community. Celebrating new life with dear friends, holding this TINY person that was less than 24 hours old, seeing how Adler already looks just like his parents, creating a new verb: "dimpled," laughing A LOT. It was an ideal night. I can't really even express specifically why the night was so special (besides the obvious reasons). I do know though that I appreciate the beauty of life even more now and am thankful for this day when love woke me up with a beautiful sunrise and multiple reminders of the story we're all caught up in…

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amy said...

Suz Clues,
I appreciate that you take the time to notice and value things in life and then write about them so descriptively. It reminds me of how great this world is and what blessings are bestowed upon us all in various ways. I love reading your blogs! And what a cute babe! :-)
Papes for life!

7:33 PM

Valerie said...

I saw the same Radiant pink sunset last night over a bright green field of grass while driving home...it was amazing...interestingly, I also was listening to some of Bethany's music. I have been listening to her music for the past couple of years.....and the fruit of it has helped me acknowledge/see/experience God in so many more areas of my life...He truly is soooo romantic. Amazingly, He has helped me create a website and together with my partner, Jena, He has created and given us a new ministry called RADIANT.....please see www.radiantwalk.com. God began revealing His ideas to us for RADIANT over the past 3 months. He is amazing...and so romantic. How appropriate for me to find your blog regarding a radiant pink sunrise when we just released our Radiant website last week (by the way, our color theme for the website is a radiant pink with chocolate brown) and Bethany will be coming for our first Radiant day conference on 2/3/2007. Coincidence or amazing, wonderful, confirming Father who loves us beyond measure? I say the latter....What an incredible God we serve!!!

7:57 PM