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Watching beautiful sunrises or sunsets never fails to set off a little panic in me. “Oh, where’s my phone! I need a picture before it leaves!” I dash to find it, flip to the camera, and zoom in to the sight on my crummy little camera. Often in a moving car, or through smudged windows, or in bad light. 

Something in me just hates the idea of such beauty going unrecorded, never to be seen again, never appreciated by anyone but me. The fact that I could pass it by while only appreciating it and not grasp at its fading edges seems like a tragedy.

But one morning, I had a realization. Watching the sunrise at 5:40 AM, zooming down the highway in our family mini van for a trip, I was sorely tempted to take out my new phone to try and capture the morning; breathtaking citrus running along the sky behind inky silhouettes, or the puff of lavender cloud hanging over a bright, far-off planet. 

But I held back, knowing that even my new, high quality camera would fail, and putting a lens between myself and the view would ruin the sheer wonder I had in that moment. 

A sudden thought struck me. My urge to record, the wish to preserve it for others to admire...none of it was necessary. Every day, all over every inch of creation, God watches, orchestrates, this breathtaking beauty. Since the beginning of time it has performed its dances, its births and its deaths, for him, living to glorify their Creator as we do...and often better than we do. He sees each one, and none can be forgotten. 

Marveling and half praying in the growing light, I wondered if maybe God takes His favorites and displays them in heaven. The thought of what a heavenly painting might look like completely brought the fairy tale loving part of my brain to life, and I slipped into a daydream. The morning went un-photographed.

-Sara Noelle  

P.S. Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of my little blog! 😲🥳🥳🪅🎉🩷🩷 It feels like hardly a minute ago, yet also much longer in a way. 🤣🤣🤭🤭 I want to thank you all for reading, liking, commenting, subscribing, and cheering along the way, 🥰🥰🥰💕💕💕 Thank you so much, truly, none of this could ever have happened without all of you wonderful people. 🥹🫶🏼💗💗💗