What delights me
A friend asked me today what I like. That prompted me to think about what I not just “like,” but what delights me – gives me joy on the inside. I came up with this list:
I delight in sitting around a meal table with my husband and our kids and talking together.
I delight in a good cappuccino.
I delight in a beautiful day on San Francisco Bay: blue skies, bit of wind, Golden Gate Bridge visibility.
I delight in friends who share Jesus’ heart with me.
I delight in hearing God speak to me – whichever way he chooses to speak.
I delight in being used by God.
I delight in having my children’s friends over at the house.
I delight in crafting a well-written piece.
I delight in deep, meaningful conversation.
I delight in the love of my children.
I delight in a good, long swim in a full Olympic-size pool, water temp 72°F, without time constraints.
I delight in spring mornings, particularly in the Bay Area.
I delight in the sight and sound of Hawaii’s oceans and its cool tradewinds.
I delight in farmers markets and Chinatowns.
I delight in fragrant pikake and roses.
I delight in walks with my husband.
It’s kind of like a “Favorite Things” list – I may find myself adding more. Having any one of those things in a day would make me extremely happy. Today I got at least 7 of them.
The apostle Paul writes in Philippians 4:8:
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
What things do you think on that bring you delight?
I delight in sitting around a meal table with my husband and our kids and talking together.
I delight in a good cappuccino.
I delight in a beautiful day on San Francisco Bay: blue skies, bit of wind, Golden Gate Bridge visibility.
I delight in friends who share Jesus’ heart with me.
I delight in hearing God speak to me – whichever way he chooses to speak.
I delight in being used by God.
I delight in having my children’s friends over at the house.
I delight in crafting a well-written piece.
I delight in deep, meaningful conversation.
I delight in the love of my children.
I delight in a good, long swim in a full Olympic-size pool, water temp 72°F, without time constraints.
I delight in spring mornings, particularly in the Bay Area.
I delight in the sight and sound of Hawaii’s oceans and its cool tradewinds.
I delight in farmers markets and Chinatowns.
I delight in fragrant pikake and roses.
I delight in walks with my husband.
It’s kind of like a “Favorite Things” list – I may find myself adding more. Having any one of those things in a day would make me extremely happy. Today I got at least 7 of them.
The apostle Paul writes in Philippians 4:8:
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
What things do you think on that bring you delight?
posted by Pam Chun at 10:16 PM
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