Life’s to-do list is a marathon long and an abyss deep
this day. The weight of all I must do holds me down so I cannot do it. And then
my friend texts me about how the wind is so delighted about the fact that it
can just rush somewhere - anywhere, and the prairies are shivering and giggling, and we are mostly shivering, but the sun is happy and that makes the day
glorious. And suddenly the abyss loses its hold on me. The sun dances through
the window, warming my empty face with light. The fridge hums peacefully. There
is fresh coffee. Mom and Dad came home from Florida yesterday, and sand that hitchhiked
from that distant roaring deep living ocean decorates our dining room table
with grit.
These little things will save me today.
My God is a God who has been saving his kiddos from abysses
since the dawn of time. Using light or sound or coffee or grit: doesn't matter. He will save us
whatever it takes.
It is days like today when writing half a page of simple
words and posting it without pictures is enough. It is days like today when picking up that extra fork and
putting it into the dishwasher instead of letting it lay apathetically dirty on
the counter is a victory.
It is days like today when little is big and little
is enough and little will triumph.
