Having faith when it is more natural to fear- a recent scare with my mom

A few months ago, Lydia from See Beautiful asked if I would write a guest post for her blog about what "seeing beautiful" means to me. Her request came days after I experienced a serious scare with my mom's health, and, without her even realizing it, she encouraged me to reflect on what the Lord has done in my life and pause for a moment to appreciate His presence, even in times when that presence feels far.

I don't write often about my faith, or about events that fall into the "too-personal" category, but this time, I did. I would love for you all to take a minute to read my post, What Seeing Beautiful Means to Me. And I hope that it will somehow serve as an encouragement for you to see beautiful today.

A song that has resonated with me recently and is appropriate for the post that I wrote for Lydia's blog is called Never Once, by Matt Redmond.

Here is the story behind the song.