Moments

I enjoyed finding the deer, hidden in the snow.

There are moments that really don't go well.  Communication is bad, and feelings are hurt.  As people, we don't always agree with one another.  We have hidden hurts that make us more vulnerable than people might think.  We try to put on a happy front, and to just be okay.  Okay that we were misunderstood, or are misunderstanding.  Okay to not agree with people we love.  Okay with feeling attacked, when perhaps someone was really trying to help.  These are the hard moments.  These are the moments when we feel like hiding, or lashing out, or eating piles of ice cream and watching our favorite show!

Thankfully there are other moments.  Moments of feeling better than we expect.  Moments when people reach out in gratitude for some small thing that we did.  There are moments when we "run into" a friend when we didn't expect to, and they are so happy to see us.  There are hugs from family, and unexpected laughter. Sometimes there is even help when we need it, but didn't want to ask for it.  I also like the moments when we are reminded that God gives us grace, which allows us to move forward, finding peaceful moments again.  

I try hard to keep my focus on the good moments, not to hide from the hard things, but to gather strength for the challenges ahead.  Even in the hard moments, it is helpful to know that it is really only a moment.  Time will move on, and there are better moments ahead!