This is the mental dialogue that bounces around in my head every time I sit down to write something new lately. When I don’t write it builds up and then I have too many thoughts and not enough words to express them. So I forced myself to sit still today…to just think…which led to looking around blankly…which eventually led me to my feet.
I know what you’re thinking (if you’re like me in regards to feet), “Eew”.
But before you start visualizing my not so lovely feet and why I would even imagine starting a blog with that mental image…bear with me…
Not long ago I wrote about Perspective and how God continues to help me find it when I seem to be losing sight of what’s important http://eb-allyouneedislove.blogspot.com/2011/08/perspective.html . There was a quote that He placed in front of me that day that spoke to me and has continued to ever since.
I’d like to say that the quote and His guidance that day set me straight, that I haven’t lost focus of the significant blessings in my life and that I’m nothing but smiles every day …but that would be a lie. I still have those random bad days of feeling lost, worried, angry and sometimes jealous…but that’s normal and God knows that I will never be anything close to perfect. I think that God acknowledges our tendency to lose focus and surrounds us with people, moments, words, songs and situations that are meant to guide us back.
So for Elyse Navidad this year, along with celebrating with family and friends, I decided to get a reminder of this life lesson…a new tattoo.
Now you must realize that the Husband is not particularly fond of tattoos…he never has been and likely never will be. However, he tolerates my adoration for them and supports me regardless…and I think it probably helped that I wasn’t going for anything higher than the foot.
Sadly, one cannot fit a quote that large onto a foot my size (trust me…it was going to be a hot mess) so I had to get creative with what I wanted to include.
The final result:
I believe in love even when I don’t feel it.
I believe in God even when he is silent.
I am so happy with how it turned out and as silly as it may seem, I love that this tattoo is on my foot. Many of you know that I also have a tattoo on my other foot that I got with my sisters a few years back. It’s special to me because they are and now both of my tattoos continue to remind me to always keep life in perspective and that I am truly blessed.
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105
P.S. – That’s leftover ink on my foot…not dirt…I did not Flinstone my way to the tattoo shop that day.
Love,
Elyse
