Sometimes I have to search to find beauty in the chaos that can sometimes describe my life. Although we’ve found a new normal through this last year of major transitions, I sometimes feel like I’m in survival mode while trying to do life. I know beautiful moments pass by unnoticed because I’m too busy to see them. Or because I see them as interruptions, instead of invitations to slow down. There are precious moments every day. But when I allow myself to get caught up in the busyness and survival, these sweet moments aren’t seen. With an overflowing plate, it’s easy. Easy to focus on the never-ending to-do list.
The three loads of laundry that need to be folded.
The toilet bowls with rings in them.
The unfinished school work.
The homeschool planning that still needs to be done.
The toys always scattered about.
The dinner that’s rarely prepared in advance.
The walls that need painting in our new home.
Or the guilt about the extra screen time the children get while I’m simply trying to catch my breath.
Sometimes though, I glimpse the beautiful. The simple fleeting moments that don”t last long, the ones I miss if I’m not looking. The ones that remind me to live more in the moment. To allow the interruptions to slow me down. To simply be still. To take in the beauty around me, especially amid the chaos. And to rest in knowing that He has me exactly where I’m supposed to be.
He says,“Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 46:10___________________________
Nicole is a daughter to the King and a wife to an amazing man. She is a classical homeschooling mama to four, by birth and adoption. She is a part-time newborn photographer, a founder and adoption photographer at Red Thread Sessions, a contributing blogger at No Hands But Ours and an advocate of orphan care and adoption. When she’s not with her family or behind her camera, she loves to blog, create, give life to old furniture, spend time at the beach and read. She strives to live her life to glorify our Heavenly Father. With His love, all things are possible.