RED - Five Minute Friday

So - as if we didn't love Lisa Jo enough already... she announced today that she is changing the link up to 10pm EST instead of midnight... so the fun over on Twitter starts a little earlier - but we are all still up for the prompt (so for this West Coaster this is all Win-Win!)

But - first - the fine print: if you don't know what FMF is!  Five Minute Fridays are hosted by Lisa Jo Baker.  It is open to anyone, so to learn more about it - and to jump in yourself (the more the merrier!) or just to find a linky to see what everyone is writing about today - click HERE!  The idea is to simply write... for Five Minutes flat... no editing, no deep thinking - or at least REthinking, no spell check - just write! Let it flow! We all write using a prompt that Lisa posts at one minute past midnight Friday morning (EST.)  I'm loving the community of amazing bloggers and the creativity that flows from these magical Five Minutes!

So - here goes: Five Minute Friday -RED ...

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RED is bold... it is a statement color.  It's a little tough to be introverted and shy in Red!

I have had a favorite red sweater that I wore only a handful of times, a shade of red lipstick swiped on for special occassions, and a few pairs of red shoes that I love... but I usually back away from Red... it's a bit too bold... too Look at Me... too confident.  

However - when shopping for new furniture a couple of years ago, we just couldn't get over this gorgeous chenille red couch and loveseat.  We left and went back several times... trying to decide if we would actually be able to live with and love it!

In real life, God had been calling me to take risk... to live bold... to stand up tall in who I was am... and one might think a couch is not at all related in those things but let me tell you... when we brought the new pieces into our home - something shifted.  

The hours spent in prayer... the conversations that lingered slow over coffee... the family game nights and holiday celebrations... the casual get togethers and weekly meetings... everything felt charged and on purpose... yet warm and relaxed!  It felt like life was being released and stirred up. Hope and Faith and Beauty was making itself at home in our little living room in a new way and it wasn't just us that noticed it!

Friends and family - (some of whom couldn't really believe we bought a red couch!) would comment on the new look and find themselves somewhat amazed at how much they didn't hate it!  Some even went as far as to say they loved it... a few went looking for their own red pieces to add to their homes in hopes of welcoming in something new!

Bringing in a splash of bold color freed us up in our regular lives and stirred up a bit of boldness that we had been looking for! 

It sounds silly - but it's been a couple of years now - and many shifts began that Fall - when Red became our focus and seeped right in deep.

Red represents Blood and Life... Warmth and Beauty... it is Passion and Love and Energy and Confidence and Protection from Fear and Anxiety and really, who doesn't want a living room that gives all of that?

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Well - that WAS extremely Random! I didn't really want to write about my furniture... but there ya go! Random RED... 

What about you? Do you LOVE Red? Do you have a favorite Red statement piece? I'd love to hear!








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