Small

Small.  Little.  Tiny.  It's the small things.  Don't sweat the small stuff. Just a few initial thoughts.

Small is my littlest girl. Phoebe, Doodles, the rabbit. She's small. She doesn't want to be small. She wants to be big like her (also little to me!) sister. She wants to  be 4....she'll tell you she's nearly 4. She's wishing time away, always striving to be bigger, older, more like her sister.  Less small.

But small is good. It really is the small things. They are the things that make a difference.

Listening.  Really listening.....not just being there in body. That makes a difference.

Smiling at someone. Smiling a real smile. Noticing when someone needs something.

Those are small things, but they mean so much.

I'm lucky to have friends who do the small things........and also do the bigger things, but it is the small things that can make such a simple difference.  What small thing could you do for someone today?

At a very small person's dedication service today, the preacher (the fabulous Pete Phillips) spoke about shining for God. Stars look small. I know they are not (there's a scientist in me somewhere!) but they look small out in the night sky. Like a small candle flame which can give off so much light. Small but definitely not insignificant. I want to encourage my small girls to let their light shine, to shine for God. To do the small things. To make a difference.

Maybe I need to lead by example. Let's try.......