This week I got a dose of perspective from a bowl of pears. A simple silly bowl of pears that taught me a valuable lesson that I’m so grateful for. You see I went to bed the other night dreaming up a tablescape [I blogged it here] with the pumpkins that I had picked up from our local farm stand & I really wanted to include some pears from our farm. I repeat, pears from our farm. I didn’t think much of it, but as we fell asleep I told Jose about my idea of the pears. So, with coffee the next morning he also brought me a giant bowl of pears. From our farm. A big beautiful bowl of pears from our farm. I looked at the bowl of pears and said “Thanks, these will work perfect.” like it was completely normal. I got to setting the table with the pears from our farm & it hit me like a ton of bricks. My husband went out to our yard and picked me pears out of our yard. Two years ago Jose was preparing to get out of the military & we were about to leave North Carolina & move to Michigan. We had lived in North Carolina our entire marriage, we had become adults there, endured pain there, found ourselves there, celebrated there, made our best friends there, built our entire life there, & we were leaving it all behind. We were scared, unsure, had no concrete plans, & just knew that moving “home” was where God wanted us even though it wasn’t on the top of our list. Fast forward to today & we are living our dream. We have our dream home, we get to live out our passions for creativity and renovations in our home, we get to live on a farm that we are so excited to utilize soon, we get to do this dream together as best friends, & I get to pick pears in my yard. That bowl of pears looked me dead in the eye & said “You are living your dream Liz!” & in that moment the fact that we were surrounded by a complete construction zone in our house went away. I swear I’m not on drugs, it was just one of those moments where a simple little thing like a bowl of fruit reminded me that I was exactly where God wanted me to be & reminded me to drop to my knees and say thank you for all that we have. Two years ago I was so scared & I wasn’t trusting that God had a plan & today a bowl of pears showed me God’s plan. It’s hard living in a mess of a fixer upper day to day especially when you are a clean freak, but that bowl of pears reminded me to see the beauty in the mess. I will be doing a post on the “mess” soon, but today I decided to just share the beauty I’ve shared this week on Instagram [here] among the mess…
I am so thankful for the reminders to be thankful in every single moment. I read something today on Ann Voskamps Facebook that said “Faith thanks God in the middle of the mess, Faith thanks God in the middle of the night, Faith thanks God in the middle of the story — Because it believes in the relentless goodness of Him who will won’t stop writing till there’s good at the end of this story.” Pretty powerful words & a pretty powerful way we should all live our lives. I hope my bowl of pears can remind you to be thankful for the journey you are on. You are right were God wants you & no matter what a mess everything seems to be, it’s a beautiful mess & God is right there with you. Find the beauty in every moment. Thank you guys so much for stopping by the blog today & for following me on Instagram to see what beauty I am seeing in my everyday life. xx
It is always good when we can learn from the simple things♥ The bowl looks charming ♥
summerdaisycottage.blogspot.com
Tears, you spoke directly to ME today…..
Remember to be faithful and thankful in the middle! ~Kim
Thank you for this post. I needed it. A gentle reminder that I don’t have to always be the one in control. And, to enjoy the little things, even if they are as simple as pears. ?
Oh, darling! This sweet post has my eyes wet with sweet tears over my coffee this morning. Right now, my heart is full of gratitude for this post and for you. And, obviously, pears. Thank you for such a lovely and centering way to start my day. <3 <3 <3
Liz!!! Just love this post!! It’s SO hard living in a construction zone, but I basically feel like that’s my life so I can relate. Thanks for reminding me today to be thankful for the little things, you’ve always inspired me! Have a great weekend babe!
Amen ! What a great way to start my day! You put it together so well.
Beautiful words! I have trouble finding the beauty in everyday life and seeing your positive words everyday reminds me to be thankful for what I’ve been given. Love your blog sweet girl!
This post was so touching! You’re so right! The simplest things in life like a fresh picked bowl of pears, is so special! Also, please tell Jose thank you for serving our beautiful country!! I have two sons in the military and I think it’s so important to thank our amazing military when I get a chance to!! Your post brought such a positive reminder to me that in life it’s the simple things that matter the most!!
Such a touching post!! The simplest things in life can mean so much!! Like a nice fresh picked bowl of pears. Also, the fact that your husband heard you and went out in the morning to pick them for you! Will you please tell Jose thank you for serving our beautiful country. I have two son’s in the military and I think it’s important to thank our military whenever I get the chance to! Thank you for such a positive post. I needed this reminder today.
What a beautiful moment! It is so fun to watch you in your adventures!
Thank you for the beautiful message in your post today. I really needed to hear it as I wonder why the door to the place I thought we should move to is closed and no other doors seem to be opening. And as much as I hate to stay any longer in the place that we live, I have to have faith in God’s plan for me and my family in the middle of wherever it happens to be. Acceptance and trust when things seem unclear. That is what He is asking of us. It’s so easy for us to complain about how much better our plan would be but we don’t see the full picture, He does! Enjoy every moment of your wonderful adventure and thank you for sharing it with your readers! ;o)
I’m laying in bed reading this before I turn in for the evening and am blown away at how similar your story and my current life happenings are! I’ve followed your blog since you moved to MI. My husband and I just left everything we knew in CO. He’s a CO native and I spent the last 20 years (my whole adult life) there. We married, had our babies, had a wonderful school and church family there. My family moved there to be with us a few years ago. All of the sudden we felt God nudging us to change. Major change. He called us to take a huge step of faith and leave our home and families and move to the Spokane, WA area. Without a job. We have been here a month, my husband starts a job next Monday and are staying with friends in a historic district while looking for a house. I have been completely discouraged looking for a home. We can’t seem to find what we want, and when we did, there were some big issues with the property. Then I read your post and it has reminded me that He has been in the middle of this whole mess (ahem, adventure), and He has been so faithful to us in this crazy journey (we made out like bandits in selling our CO home and the instant we got here, my hubby got two great job offers), why am I afraid? Why am I discouraged? Why am I feeling sorry for myself that I can’t buy pumpkins and pull out the candles? He knows our hearts and desires and He has a definite purpose in upending our lives for such a big change. Thank you for sharing. I needed a little jolt to get my head out of my . . . Well, get some perspective again, lol!
I LOVE your blog – thank you for sharing your story! Yeah for pears! 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing this, I just lost my job and really needed to hear what you wrote about faith. In my mind I know God will take care of me but sometimes those littles words of doubt kind of creep in!
A woman who is part of my heart & soul. Your designs are the best farmhouse I have ever seen. I’m in awe!