Hello...I've never blogged before, but thought since tonight wasn't able to sleep, I'd start.

Since it's late, and night-figured I'd begin with a few thoughts...

A little about me...I'm a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a friend of many, a cousin, a niece, a granddaughter...I'm also a business owner, a singer, a writer, an artist, a photographer...and most importantly, to me, I'm a child of God.

I enjoy serving people and helping others. It makes me feel good about me, when I am able to do for others, especially when they are not expecting it, especially when they need it.

I also deeply enjoy the things of beauty that God has created...things that we may often take for granted, because we see them all the time, like birds...flowers...the elderly still walking together, holding hands...new born babies...light reflected in the eyes of little children...the mountains, a river...a wild flower on the side of the road...even the sand. As I sit here with these late night thoughts...I am reminded of how precious life is...at this late hour, my family all asleep; I am grateful...grateful that somehow, in this world we live in, that I am fortunate enough to be blessed with a home, a comfortable bed, several pillows even...had a nice meal earlier this evening...I am blessed to still have breathe...conscious of the sounds of night time...the fan blowing beside me...crickets outside...husband snoring...yes, these are the comforting sounds that often I take for granted...but tonight, after time of reflection...I am thankful, and grateful.

Sometimes, closing my eyes, I wonder what it's like to fall asleep, and wake up in heaven. Don't you? Haven't you ever wondered what it was like? I know what the Bible says about Heaven...and I know it's a real place. I also know that not everyone will be there; sadly-though God has made a way for everyone to make Heaven their eternal home. But, closing your eyes, and concentrating on the darkness of your eye lids, you become aware of specks of light, like glitter; like fire flys...why is that?

In the Bible, in Genesis, the 1st book- it says in Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." So, sometimes, when I can't sleep, and I have these late night thoughts...I think of God...and wonder if He was alone for thousands and thousands of years, before the 'beginning', before creation...because, God was always God, always here, in eternity...but, there was a beginning, when He created the heavens and the earth...and created us in His image...so, back to my thoughts...especially at times when we may feel so alone...I think of Him...all those years, in all the space in every sphere, alone.

But was He? Was God alone before creation? When you read the scriptures, and study them-it's revealed that He was not alone...because it says "Let US make him in OUR image..." We also know that Christ left His throne in heaven, and was born of a virgin, and walked among us...so, if He left His throne to be born, that means He existed before, with God...in eternity...and, the angels that are in Heaven, they must have been there prior to creation too, right?

But, even still...imagining God before creation...and reflecting during these late night thoughts...it makes me grateful that when I open my eyes, and see all He's created for me...the richness of color-the blues of the sky, of the oceans...the greens of the grass, the trees...the rainbows of colors in the birds, the flowers, all around...I can't help but smile, and thank Him for the beauty He created...and thank Him for eyes to see...