Sometimes, I think it has to be big to be hurting.
Sometimes, I think it has to be deep to be aching.
But many times it’s not big or deep.
It just is.
Sometimes, a difficult trial is just an assortment of “small” pangs.
After all, there’s nothing especially tragic or heart-rending about the ordinary. But in the ordinary, I fall into the little potholes and valleys–and though I quickly move through them, they were still traveled. Continue reading “Cracked Edges | Choosing Joy”