I think sometimes we believe life is supposed to be made up of big moments. Huge breakthroughs. Big trips. Exhilarating experiences. Constant excitement. Constant movement. Constant more. And of course, those moments are beautiful. They’re electric and expansive and memorable in their own way. But I don’t actually think that’s where life happens most.
I think life happens in the little things, and that’s really how we fall in love with life and with people.
In the everyday things. In the seemingly mundane things. In the moments we almost overlook because they happen so often.
The truth is, most of life is ordinary, filled with big moments in between. And I think accepting that is actually one of the most freeing things we can do. Not every day is going to hold some giant cinematic moment. That’s not sustainable. That’s not real life. And honestly? I don’t think we were ever meant to live in constant exhilaration.
I think we were meant to notice and experience life in moment to moment presence. Finding true joy in the simplicity.
To notice the sunlight pouring through the kitchen window while making breakfast. The way fresh berries taste straight from the garden. The feeling of laying in a field with your dogs while the world slows down around you. A walk to your favourite health market with a cute outfit on and your favourite bag over your shoulder. Bonus points if you can walk there.
Those are the moments that make me fall in love with my life. Not because they’re extravagant — but because they’re mine. Lately, I’ve been realizing that a beautiful life is usually built in tiny moments repeated over and over again and the everlasting joy that is in them.
Picking flowers from the garden. Sipping matcha slowly instead of rushing it. Eating fruit and veggies right in the garden. Wearing the outfit anyway. Buying the good peaches. Sitting outside barefoot for no reason other than the fact that the weather felt too beautiful not to.
These moments seem so small while they’re happening. But somehow they become the texture of our lives. I think social media has made us feel like life is supposed to constantly look exciting. Like if we’re not boarding a plane or reinventing ourselves every five minutes, then maybe we’re falling behind somehow.
But scripture says otherwise.
“Consider how the wild flowers grow: They don’t labor or spin thread…” — Gospel of Luke 12:27
Even Jesus pointed to the flowers. The miraculous works of Gods creations, happening all around us all the time in the simple stillness.
The ordinary things. The natural things. The quiet beauty already surrounding us.
And maybe that’s because God always understood something we forget all the time: A meaningful life is not built in giant moments alone. It’s built in the tiny daily ones too.
The market runs. The cooking & baking. The dinner table conversations. The walks. The gardens. The dogs laying beside you in the grass.
That is life. Moments that bring a peace and joy that can’t be replaced.
And I honestly believe there’s something deeply spiritual about learning to be grateful for the little things before the big things arrive. Because so often, it’s our faithfulness in the ordinary that leads us into the extraordinary. The way you care for your current life matters. The way you speak when no one is listening matters. The way you show gratitude for what’s already in your hands matters.
I think God notices the unseen things far more than we realize — the quiet obedience, the daily devotion, the small acts of gratitude, the way you remain faithful even when your life doesn’t yet look the way you hope it will. And that’s because faithfulness with little is often what prepares us for more.
“Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much…” — Luke 16:10
“Well done, good and faithful servant… you have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much.” — Matthew 25:21
“I know how to make do with little, and I know how to make do with a lot…” — Philippians 4:12
I also think there’s something deeply healing about romanticizing your own existence — not in a performative way, but in a devotional way. To make your everyday life feel beautiful because it is beautiful. To stop waiting for some future moment to finally let yourself feel fulfilled. Because one day, these little moments become the big moments. One day you realize the life you were trying so hard to arrive at… was quietly happening the entire time.
“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin” — Zechariah 4:10
The little things were never little. They were the whole thing all along.
