Looking Beyond the Blur...

I love to take pictures... especially pictures of my kiddos. I am always fascinated by how fast they grow and change and sometimes a little obsessive about "capturing the moment". My husband calls me Olan. Yep, after Olan Mills. Not so much because of the quality of my pictures but more due to the amount of pictures I take :). Thank goodness for digital cameras :). Sometimes my little ones are less than thrilled with me following them around with the camera. Sometimes a little bribery or even a trick or two are involved with getting the "perfect" shot...or at least attempting to get the perfect shot. I will be the first to admit I have done the chicken dance more than once in an attempt to get little eyes looking in my direction. Sometimes it works...sometimes not so much :). They are pretty used to Mama acting like a nut. Anyway, one of my latest challenges has been how quickly they move...especially now that Cash is walking. It seems that many of my shots are blurry. At one point in my life that would have really ticked me off... and sometimes I still have those days :). Perfectionism, or actually longing to be "perfect"... is something that I have struggled with throughout my life. Having children has helped a lot with that :). Goodness knows, I am far far far from perfect. I ask myself how I ever got this job time and time again :). Anyway, looking through some of my pictures got me thinking about how often life is such a blur. It is so easy for me to loose sight of the important things in life and get wrapped up in the day to day insignificance of it all. Worry, anxiety, "busyness", fear, wanting things to be "perfect"...they often rob me of my joy. Sometimes I get so caught up in the day, that I forget to be thankful for the moment. So, today my prayer is that I will look beyond the blur and see the beauty in each moment I am given. Thank you God, for all that you have blessed me with.