"You have to want to see the well before you can drink from it. You have to want to see joy, God in the moment" ~Ann Voskamp
(reference Genesis 21:15-19)
seeing God in the mess...it's hard...looking for "ugly-grace" and "all-is-well grace"
i'm so tired, all i want to do is put her down and sleep/cry...getting to comfort and rock my sweet girl.
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parts of life just feel like they are falling apart and it's out of my control...God is refining me.
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dirty sandals on a white chair...t thinks he did a good job by "putting them away"
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i have had 2 miscarriages...my lost babies are in heaven with their Godly Father.
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boogers, poopy diapers, poop on my hands...etc...i have 2 healthy children
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t's a-tonal "yell/screaming"...he's singing songs of joy
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toys everywhere...t's imagination at work
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literal mess after mess...we are living and learning to do life together
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literal mess after mess...we are living and learning to do life together
it is possible to find beauty in the seemingly ugly...it's about our perspective and desire to see God's grace in all things. i fail to see the good in the mess hourly...i need to want to see the joy in order to see the joy.
practice. practice. practice. hammer. hammer. hammer.
