Peace

This morning as I woke up to the beautiful snow I started thinking about how I was going to describe my excitement of the snow in a facebook status. Admit it, in this age of social media we all try to capture those really great moments in a few words to post on twitter or facebook that communicates to the world (or at least our network of "friends") that we love the life we are living. I came up with a pretty good status too:

 "Beautiful snow, warm house, hot cup of coffee, my Bible, and glorious peace and quiet while all my babies are snuggled in their (or my) bed."

 I did not, however, post this for 2 reasons: 1. The peace of this morning was my time spend in God's word which I admit with great shame does not happen as often as it should. 2. Those are the exact types of statuses that drive me nuts! They send out the message to everyone that our life is all perfect rainbows and sunshine. So I began to think of what a realistic status could be on this very same cozy, snowy morning. Here's the realistic version:

 "My house is a wreck, the dishes and laundry are overwhelming. We're counting the minutes until I finally get a paycheck again (from maternity leave), and we're are in the  midst of quite a bill juggling act to provide Christmas for our own kids."

I didn't post that either. God is good and He's providing for our family. Yes our house is a wreck and we do have stress and challenges in our lives. Sometimes  you just have to choose to see that good and pick the peaceful moments. I am nothing special, but I am a redeemed child of God and despite my list of failures He provides me with "peach that passes all understanding" so that when I'm scaling Mt. Laundry or wishing my sink (and counters and table) full of dirty dishes would disappear or tripping over toys and fussing at my kids for not picking up their stuff or I can't sit on my couch because of all the junk piled there, I know that all of those things are a direct result of the abundant blessings God has allowed in my life.