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The Ugly June 16, 2008 By Tiffini
Countaway He always sees
things differently. My dad is a glass-half-full kind of guy. Last
week we were running an errand when I noticed and commented on the
ugliness of the trees along the side of the road. Winter was in
full swing, and the trees had taken quite a beating. Several
ice storms in our area caused much damage. The trees lost all their
leaves and their color. As we turned
a corner there was a large field with more ugly trees. “That looks
so awful,” I said. My Dad smiled and said, “Yes, but when spring
comes and the trees blossom, we will forget all about the ugliness.” I have pondered
that statement over and over. It's simple, I know, but how many
times in my life have I encountered a situation or a hard trial
and hated the ugliness that was surrounding me? Everywhere I turned
I found more and more ugliness, things I didn't want to see or hear.
But once it was passed and life was beautiful again, I no longer
remembered the ugly. The apostle
Paul said it this way: “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he
is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things
are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). In the past
it was easy for me to focus on the ugliness when I was in the middle
of it. Now I try to focus on the beauty that is to come. © 2008, Tiffini
Countaway ---------- Tiffini Countaway lives in St. Louis with her husband of 3 1/2 years Andrew. They recently took a much needed vacation to Florida. Tiffini strongly recommends using SPF 45 and higher when traveling to southern states. |
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