Simple Things

As I sit on my back porch where I've spent a lot of time while being home this week on a break in between my May term class and my summer job, I realize how much of the month of May has been about realizing and enjoying the simplest things in life. Although I believe this is a cliche saying, I believe it's something we need to say less and practice more.

The month of May has become a season of slowing down and appreciating the simple things in life throughout the past few years of being college, yet this month always seems to fly by and I can never seem to get enough of it. There's something precious, sacred, and rare that comes with enjoying the simple things in life. I'm not sure if it's the fact that I don't slow down my life often enough to enjoy the simple things or if it's just the constant rush of the world that almost never seeks to enjoy the simple things. See, I am careful to not call them the little things in life, because I know they aren't little things. These simple moments where God feels ever so present are not little moments, yet simple moments that we don't recognize often enough.

Some of these moments within the past month consisted of:
-got a tattoo that will continue to serve as a constant, daily reminder to me that God is good
-watched 1,200 middle school students worship Jesus whole-heartedly together at Never2Young
-watched a middle school girl sign American Sign Language to all of the worship songs at Never2Young 
-sat in church and for the first time in over four months could sing the words "You're never gonna let me down" in the song King of My Heart with confidence knowing that it was the Truth
-talked with a beloved friend about college and all of the change that comes with it - the good and the bad
-attended the wedding of some good friends and was reminded how thankful I am of people who love others genuinely and wholly
-was encouraged by a mentor several times by just observing her authenticity and patience
-spent an afternoon with my grandma being reminded of the good things that have come out of the past several months, even in the midst of hurt 
-spent quality time with my dad at the shooting range, I love learning new things from him and being able to spend genuine time doing something we both enjoy 
-spent an entire afternoon doing things that are life-giving to me. I drank a lot of coffee and read an entire book  
-hosted friends over on the back porch of our home. We talked, laughed and challenged each other to continue to grow and become better people

Thankful for a God who shows up in the simplest ways to continue to teach me to slow down in life sometimes and enjoy all of His blessings. 

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