What joy I experience in the daily companionship of my husband! I’ve discovered through the years that my marriage is one of God’s greatest blessings to me. But twenty-five years of marriage have also taught me how easy it is to take my husband for granted. To get annoyed with his quirks, blasé about his great qualities, and blind to his many efforts to please me. And it’s not just my marriage I can take for granted… it’s everything.

It’s crazy how easy it is to pass through each day oblivious to God’s many blessings. To become blind to the dazzling sights, sounds, smells, and textures of our everyday lives. Whether it’s a companionable hike with my man on a warm September morning; or a luscious organic tomato slice in my sandwich; the feeling of a weathered picnic bench under my bum; the sound of the breeze through the brilliantly colored aspens; or the jutted mountain peaks I get to look at every day—it’s easy for me to become indifferent to the grand realities of my life.

What are the “grand realities” of your life that you may be overlooking? They may not be as showy as the brilliant autumn colors around Rock Creek Lake—yet they are just as praiseworthy. Are you a stay-at-home mom to a houseful of little ones? Maybe you recently retired and you’re wondering what the future holds for you? Do you work full time at a challenging job? Are you on the verge of a huge life change or move? In each one of those circumstances there are grand realities in your life just waiting to be uncovered and realized. There are things to see, hear, touch, and smell in your present circumstances that are magnificent and beautiful and heaven-sent from God.