the beauty of today.

I am breathing, the sun is shining, and the leaves are changing colors.

Rain may be in the forecast, but...today is beautiful.

In her book Cold Tangerines, Shauna Niequist challenges readers to embrace the beauty of their every day lives:

"What God does in the tiny corners of our day-to-day lives is stunning and gorgeous and headline-making, but we have a bad habit of saving the headlines for the grotesque and scary."

Unfortunately, it is quite easy to look at life through the lenses of disappointment, fear, hatred, worry, and brokenness. Those elements of life always attempt to push their way to the front of the line, but we are still left with a choice. In the moments that we are stuck in the rain without an umbrella, we have a choice--a choice that can make or break this gift of life that we have been given. We can either drown ourselves in the inconveniences of life, or we can rejoice in the reminders of God's faithfulness.

So today I challenge you to bask in the beauty of today. It will change your life. I promise.