Little (and big) things

The longer I live (and it is now the ripe old age of mid-twenties), the more I realize that it truly is the little things that make all of the difference in our lives. I know that is the case for me. Some of the most sacred and special experiences of my life have come when I was in the kitchen making potatoes for dinner, or waking up from an afternoon nap to help myself get over a cold, or especially when spending time with a child. It is the little things that help me move from fear to hope, mediocrity to greatness, doubt to perfect love. At this Christmas season, I'm learning again just how powerful my own "little life" really is, how much help I have to offer, how much my smile can uplift, how much courage God has given me to be able to do His work. I believe this whole world would change for the better if we all started to focus a little less on the big thing just around the corner and a little more on the "little things" of here and now. Like this blog. It is a little thing, but I keep writing because I care about you. As a good friend of mine says, "I love you big."

A key to life

Humility is not putting yourself down, just like it is not puffing yourself up. Humility is a dedication to the absolute truth, and the truth is that without God we are nothing, but with Him we are everything.