{"id":16691,"date":"2026-03-10T13:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/learning-to-appreciate-the-smaller-things-in-life\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:02:07","slug":"learning-to-appreciate-the-smaller-things-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/learning-to-appreciate-the-smaller-things-in-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning to Appreciate the Smaller Things in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201cThe kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his fi eld. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree\u2026\u201d<\/em>\u2014Matthew 13:31\u201332<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAurora, run and grab me some kindling, please,\u201d my husband, Jim, said to our daughter as he carried an armload of firewood over to the woodstove.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut there\u2019s already such a big pile of wood in here, Papa!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/caregiving\/alzheimers-and-dementia\/everyday-coping-for-caregivers\/6-ways-to-bring-laughter-to-your-loved-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim laughed.<\/a> \u201cAll the big wood in the world won\u2019t do me a bit of good without the small stuff to get it started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Kinda like love,<\/em> I thought as I listened to their exchange.<\/p>\n<p>I looked down at <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/better-living\/emotional-and-mental-health\/an-easy-way-to-love-your-elders-write-them-a-letter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the letter I was holding in my hands<\/a>. It was from my childhood band teacher, a delightful surprise that had just come in the mail. I was touched that this person from my past would take the time to write.<\/p>\n<p>And I\u2019d awoken this morning to Aurora bringing me coffee in bed.<\/p>\n<p>And here was Jim, cheerfully bringing in firewood so we could stay warm on this wintry afternoon. Earlier, my mom had messaged me, saying Jim had called her out of the blue, just to <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/caregiving\/family-caregiving\/advice-for-caregivers\/3-ways-to-evaluate-your-loved-ones-wellness-when-you-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check on her<\/a>. \u201cIt made my day,\u201d she\u2019d said. And that had made mine.<\/p>\n<p>Grand gestures of love, like big trips to faraway places and expensive gifts, can be amazing and exciting. But <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/people-helping-people\/mother-teresa-doing-small-things-with-great-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it was these little things<\/a>, love\u2019s kindling, that really allow its fire to blaze.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thank You, Lord, for the countless little things in my life that all add up to the biggest thing of all: I am loved by you.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his fi eld. 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