{beautiful things} today.

There are beautiful things all around us.

A bird soaring

or a wispy cloud floating overhead. 

Or the small stillness of a quiet house

or the dancing flicker 

of a candle's flame. 

There is the hope of things to come

in the smallest of things. 

A flower standing tall

or a warm and sunny spot by the window.

If we aren't careful,

we'll miss these treasures today.

The small and the beautiful will be passed by

in favor of the immediate 

and the loud.

There are things to do,

yes.

But…

what if today

you and I were extra careful

~extra mindful~

to notice the beauty 

in the small things that surround us?

Today,

let's stop and look and thank God

for the beauty that He wraps us in.

Doing so might just help the 

not-so-beautiful moments seem smaller 

and less overwhelming. 

There is beauty waiting to be discovered 

in your adventure today.

Let's go.

Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, 

and don't get worked up about 

what may or may not happen tomorrow.

God will help you deal with 

whatever hard things come up when the time comes.

~Matthew 6:34

Many blessings,

Deni