Ripples

This is my 82nd blog.  It's been almost 3 months since I started on this blogging journey.  I have no idea how many people read them.  But, I guess that's really beside the point.  I'm enjoying writing them!  Some days, I don't actually get to write.  But, even on those days, I feel myself more aware since I've started this.  My goal of writing about how I see God each day has helped me to focus even more about where God is each day in order to write about it.  Although we shouldn't need incentive or something to encourage us to focus on God, sometimes we do. 
What has been really cool is this.  My son posted on my facebook wall the other day.  "You're bringing blogging back!"  What he told me just a few minutes ago is that a few of his friends are now blogging.  And, although I barely know them, he said it was because I started.  You see, a short time ago, a close friend of mine decided to start blogging.  Lately, she's been telling of God in her life.  Her family does this pretty cool thing.  They each picked something to help them remember God loves them.  Hers is owls.  And, lately, she's seen owls everywhere!  They always appear right when she needs a reminder!  How cool is that?! 
Anyway, her daughter just started blogging and then so did a few of her friends.  So, I really can't take all the credit.  We all make our own choices.  But, it reminds me of something my mom just sent me.  It's about the ripple effect.  One little pebble in the water creates all of these tiny ripples!  It makes me stop and think now about the ripples we create every moment of our lives.  What kind of ripples are we creating?  Every word, every action, everything creates ripples because others react and are affected by us! 
I know this is kind of rambling.  I'll get to the point.  Where is God right now?  I feel He wanted me to start this blog.  I feel He is encouraging me to create positive ripples.  And, I feel He is encouraging me to teach others to do the same.  I saw Him today in the kindness my youth showed to others.  We went ice skating and one girl was afraid to get on the ice.  One of the older youth was able to help her through her fear in a way nobody else could.  Another girl skated mainly by clinging to the wall.  But when she saw a stranger fall, she was the first to go up to that person, let go of the wall, and help her up.  Those are beautiful ripples!

“ Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and followed Him ”   Mark 1:17

Blessings,
Jennifer