My friend Ann says, “Life is not an emergency.” I wonder, how do I live this truth? It seems to me, life moves faster each day. I long to find the slow, to keep it manageable, but most days I just hold on for dear life.
Until…
I see her dance,
or listen as she plays Ode to Joy on the hand me down piano.
When she smiles, and her tooth wiggles,
and I snuggle with my growing toddler before she goes to bed.
These moments seem to teeter as if on the edge of something bigger. They freeze only for a split second and then they are gone. Many times, my eyes catch it and I am lost within the beauty of the second. I grab it and put it safely in my heart for keeps. Other times I’m too caught up in the busy, and it tumbles off the edge into the chaos of life.
What do we do with the moments we catch and now treasure in our hearts? We string them together like pearls as stories and we give them back to our kids.
And we tell them, you are beautiful. We thank God that we gathered enough to string our story together. And we give Him the glory for giving us even just one.
beautiful. pearls strung together. love this!
to capture the beauty in the moment and not wait until the moment has passed. thanks stacey!
Each one is beautiful – and unique, and I’m even now thinking of how a pearl is made – a life work. Made of the stuff of life. Comes forth as beauty.
So like our memories!
Thanks for being here Heather!
lovely. i am a pearl girl so this post especially spoke to me. also, i am inspired to teach my daughter to play Ode to Joy on the piano this week. thank you! xo
…a string of pearls…
I love that visual!
Thanks, Stacey!
Stacey, this is beautiful. You know one of the biggest blessings for me this year has been learning more about motherhood through the eyes of inspiring women like you. And how special moments like you described above will make a lifetime of memories.
Thank you Maria you are so sweet. I feel like I’m learning as I go, and writing to understand this world of mothering. God is so gracious and patient with me!
Blessings!
I love the visual of a string of pearls, too – moments strung together. Thanks for this link-up, Stacey (and Katie!).
Stringing our memories together like a strand of pearls……I love it! I love your heart!
hey there! this was so beautiful and I loved hearing your heart, Stacey. And though I’m late to this party, I’m glad I found out through Michelle @ Graceful…hope to hop around a bit.
Thanks for being you…sending hugs & love!
Hi sweet Abby! So glad you are here, too. Hope you are doing well. Can’t wait to read your words!
Well I see I am not the only who thinks this…”a string of pearl given back to our kids. And we are grateful for just even one”
love this.
Yes, I want to be still long enough to capture those moments so I can give them back. Oh, I am hearing it everywhere…just slow down! Life isn’t an emergency, but I definitely live like it is.
thanks:)
Stacey, I was thinking about this tonight as I wrote my post for tomorrow. How the stories we tell impact the lives of the ones that follow us, change perspective and give hope. Love your string of pearls analogy! Thanks for the link up today and hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!
There’s such joy in watching children dance. Such delight. Oh, to slow the hurried pace of life to treasure those moments!
Love this (and you…truth be told)! I don’t know if anyone has told you, but you have some precious pearls. And you’re doing it right. Trust me on that one!
Thanks Tiffany! We love you!
So beautifully stated!
beautiful visual … i love how you say we string the memories together and then are able to bless our children with these memories. Each moment with my little one is a point in time that i relish in. I am reminded all day every day of the grace and blessings of our Lord.
So BEAUTIFUL!!!
What a great post! I loved reading and realizing in the business of life, we do grab those fleeting moments and they get us through the more difficult times. Memories…Gifts from God.
So beautiful. It goes by very quickly. I look back now and see so much I rushed through. They are 25 and 27 now. The 27-year-old married and has his first son. I hope to pass along the beauty you talked about in stringing them together like pearls. I love watching them take life in.
Thank you so much for this Stacey.