Every Little Thing

Every little thing is going to be alright.

Every big thing

Every moment - scary, good, sad, joyfilled

Every milestone

Every worry

Every deadline

Every goal

Every job

Every friendship

Every fleeting thought

Every memory

Every dream

Every desire

It's going to be alright.

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11

She waits, she believes but doesn’t quite yet trust. So she prays, asking for help to trust, to have faith, for her little tiny mustard-seed-heart to grow and expand. 

Then maybe one day her heart is so big and strong, her faith is so undeniable, that she  looks back comically at the moments of uncertainty. 

Those days….eventually….will be hundreds of miles in the rear view. 

For now, inch by inch, yard by yard, mile, by mile, she pedals forward. Praying for belief to build faith, for faith to transform into trust. 

Every little thing is going to be alright and until then, her time is best spent on gratitude - for every little thing. For friendships, for learning what true unconditional love might look like, might feel like. For every blessed adventure, for every moment that ever brought the big cheeks - nose crinkle smile. For cozy overcast days, for fall butterflies that have arrived in the field. For slow days and the birthdays and the weeks that fly by too.

Believing in the moment that all will be well is, right now, the best she can do. Her 100% is different day in and day out. Some days her 100% is another day’s 60%. 

In those moments she practices giving herself grace, knowing better tomorrows are to come.