Sometimes I have to search to find beauty in the chaos that is my life right now.  The last six months of transitions and unexpected extra responsibilities have created long and exhausting days.  I oftentimes feel like I’m in survival mode while trying to do life, and I know many of the beautiful moments pass by unnoticed.  There are precious moments every day, this I know.  But when I allow myself to get caught up in the busyness and survival, these sweet moments aren’t seen.  With an overflowing plate (or platter as my dear friend, Kelly, would say), 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 toys always scattered about.
The dinner that’s rarely prepared in advance.
The exhaustion I feel from being up all night with a sleepless child.

Or the guilt about the extra screen time the older kids get while I’m trying to keep up with our newest blessing (or while simply keeping myself sane by escaping to blog or read a book).

I could go on.

Yesterday though, I entered their world and glimpsed the beautiful.  It was just a simple fleeting moment that didn’t last long.  But it was beautiful to me and it reminded me that I need to live more in the moment.  To simply be still.  To take in the beauty around me, especially amidst 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