This Little Light of Mine

No, not the song.

♥

Today was one of those days that reaffirmed my faith in the world, thanks to the pure, unfiltered insight [& joy] of my own child.

It's been something of a trying time over the past couple of weeks, and it's taken its toll physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. The devil seems to have taken special interest in my case lately [likely since he knows he's already loooong lost it], but his aggressive, unrelenting irritants have tried to root themselves all throughout the way here recently and it's all I can do sometimes but just stop... breathe... and focus on what needs to be done.. and then do it without looking back.

And then Sydni came home tonight, and in the midst of a cuddle session - in those moments of peace and silence, she reminded me with her powerful little words that the bigger picture is so much more than sweating the small stuff.

My prayer today was simple:

To continue being a Christ-like parent to Sydni, and ultimately, to model her not-so-little heart and curious approach to the world around her. To live with joy in the face of difficult situations and people, and to exude love & light in everything I do.

I won't live up to that prayer every day - it's impossible. I am human. I have and will continue to fall and falter, but thanks to the great God who loves us more than we are capable of loving each other, I know that it's okay. I can rest. And that's okay, too.

Thank you, Sydni. You have no idea how much your mama loves you.

xo | cmd