The beauty in the little things

This week I have been reminded that for all the ugliness, hurt and sadness in this world there is also an amazing amount of beauty, joy and awesomeness. Little things that take your breath away and leave heart prints on your soul.
The other day I was at my second panrty Woolies with Elijah. He was holding one basket handle, me the other. I had let him choose a couple of matchbox cars when he stopped rummaging through the pile and said to me (sorry facebook friends, you know how this story ends- act surprised!)  "we're best friends aren't we Mummy?" My heart stopped beating for an instant as I was overwhelmed by the innocence and honesty of this one simple, exquisite sentence.
I was reminded that its the little things...

Today at church was a family service. Its a fun,relaxed service with lots of involvement from the kids in the church. Elijah and I were in the back row enjoying the service when our Youth Minister whose name is Awesome (or Jill if you don't know her) announced that the kids would be singing a song they had been practicing.  Elijah, who is yet to be unleashed on the world of Junior Church, was very excited to see the kids on stage and wanted to go up too. He walked down to the front, stopping often to look back at me for reassurance, and made it down to the stairs. Here he hesitated, his confidence having left him when faced with the reality of the stage. Jill saw him and could not get down to him quick enough.She took him up on stage, stood behind him and helped him with the actions and words. At the back stood me, the proudest mummy in the whole world at that moment, and also the most thankful. Thankful that someone saw my brave little man and took care of him when he could so easily have been overlooked.  His little face when he ran down the stairs to me after the song,  was priceless. And I knew that a beautiful memory had been made for him and me today. I also think he melted quite a few hearts, just quietly!

Once again I was reminded it really is the little things ...