Look for the Good

I’ve been listening to a women on Instagram lately that has inspired me to look for the good.  She specifically said to find moments of joy and to live in them.  This week I’ve been recognizing those moments and it has made all the difference in my life.  

Yesterday was Saturday morning.  Paul usually wakes up and leaves before I get up in the morning.   I live for Saturdays because I know he’ll be home. Yesterday morning I hugged him, breathed in his scent and lived in the moment.  I’m so grateful that he is there and that we have today.  

For our Sunday lesson we were talking about the wise man and the foolish man. The foolish man built his house on the sand and the wise man built his house on the rock.  We liken the rock to the Savior and building our foundation on Him so that when the rain comes we will stand still and not fall.  I tried to help Audrey understand earlier in the week the importance of this and examples of it in my own life.  I wasn’t sure how big of an impact my words made and I wanted to illustrate this by showing her visually what building a strong foundation looked like.  In the primary manual it talked about pouring water on sand and then pouring water on a rock.  I told Paul about my plan to do as the manual described and as always he took it a step further (pictured below).  I watched as Audrey’s eye’s lit up and how amazed she was when we poured the water onto the rock and the house didn’t move.  Again I I felt that this was one of those moments and I lived in it as I saw her begin to learn something so near an dear to my heart.  

Later in the day Audrey was singing and dancing around the living room.  She made her way through the kitchen where I was making dinner and grabbed my hands hoping that I would stop to dance with her.  As I was twirling her around while she was singing I couldn’t help but think that this moment wouldn’t last forever, so I lived in it.  I can still hear her giggle and see the smile on her face.  I’m so glad that I took a minute to stop and be with her. 

Audrey was pretty sad last night before bed because of some disciplining we had to do.  She was crying as I was saying goodnight while trying to convince me that she should sleep in my bed.  I laid down next to her and pulled her in tight while I sang one of her favorite bed time songs.  As I was singing I felt again that this was one of those moments of joy.  

As I reflected on the day last night I remembered all of moments where I found joy and looked for the good. I’m so grateful to the spirit for helping me to recognize them. At the end of the day instead of feeling anxious about the coming week and stressing over things out of my control I felt peace and gratitude, knowing that once again Heavenly Father’s hands were in the details.  He was and always is there.