a little bit of happy.

Sometimes our lives feel ordinary.

Sometimes they feel mundane, even boring.

Occasionally we walk around with blurry eyes...forgetting to rub them clear
and see the happy that surrounds us.

The little things.

The cute ruffled scarf.

The 100% on the spelling test.

Or the bright orange vest fit for a baby.

God didn't just create the mountains.

Or the vast oceans.

He created the bird that flies over the mountains.

He drew the lines on that striped fish that swims in the sea.

Don't you think we should open our eyes and see the small bits of happy that surround us?

This is my reminder for the day.

I want to see the little bits of happy that God has surrounded me with.

He cares about the details.

He delights in the small joys.

He finds joy in seeing us use the creativity He poured into us.

Coming from someone whose heart sings for pretty things....

I am really happy that God is a creative God...

and that we are created in His image.

Sometimes I forget though that the creator of this beauty, this happy, that surrounds me,
is the One to be worshiped.

Not the happy, pretty things.

And He wants us to remember that He is not ordinary, mundane or boring.

He is quite extraordinary.

Today I am thankful for the small bits of happy.

The cheery polka dots and bright orange gourd.

The leaves in my window reminding me that there is a season for everything.

And a world that is overflowing with beautiful things.

Given to us by a beautiful God.