The plot twist? I broke my foot 5 days into break. 4 days before Christmas. 3 weeks left of my break.
I cracked some jokes, learned how to be completely (well, almost completely) independent on my crutches, and I realized that the only reason I have a broken foot is because God decided I needed to just REST for a few weeks.
He's not wrong. I definitely need rest.
However, after the initial adventure of it all wore off, I became rather frustrated.
I found myself sitting at the kitchen table for three hours...while I watched my family around me clean, cook, walk, and make themselves lunch. I realized that it now takes me 10 minutes to make a cup of coffee and transport it to my destination...it now takes 30 minutes to make a peanut butter sandwich with an apple on the side...and it now takes me an hour and a half to get ready to go somewhere.
I found myself being antsy, irritated, and unsatisfied with how much work I just became for everyone around me.
At that moment, ALL I wanted to do was grab my camera and escape for a little while... but you cannot exactly go do a photoshoot on crutches.
So, I looked around me.. I tried to find SOMETHING to do... nothing.
And it hit me. I am constantly telling others to find the silver lining, look for the beauty in each situation, and to just enjoy the moment that they are in. I was not doing that. I was not intentionally looking for beauty. It's amazing what you see when you look for something with eyes wide open.
So here's my beauty of that moment.. that frustrating moment of being useless while I watched everyone else be useful.
Being put at a table for extended amounts of time has given me the opportunity to explore, create, and imagine with it.. I have already been seeing how it will be an amazing contribution to this blog and to my own projects. I'd love to hear if any of you have experience with it or ideas for it!
The salt shaker means family dinner. It has seen many meals and unmeasured laughter.. memories that are etched into my heart forever.
This rocking chair is generations old... it's use is for holding a basket of pine cones or a basket of dog treats..but it graces our home. My great-grandma had it in her home once, and now it is in ours. I also have a thing for antique, worn, beautiful pieces of furniture.
Stopping to notice the small details makes you realize just how blessed you really are. Life is not made up of all of the "big" moments..but the memories that salt shakers, misplaced jackets, and old rocking chairs bring you.
Never take those little moments for granted..you may just want them back someday.
What are your moments you see right now? I'd love to hear how you see your world!