March 27

This little patch of white flowers caught my eye as I walked to retrieve Brady from school, and I made a mental note to stop and take a photo on our way back through. I liked the symbolism of the tiny heads reaching upward toward Heaven and toward God. And I still do. But I'm using this image for an entirely different reason.

As I steadied my phone to snap the shot, Brady came racing into the frame and dropped to the ground. Initially, I was annoyed that he was slowing down the process, but then he turned to me, his arm outstretched and a smile on his face. And this became my new image for the day.

Some of you know this, but there's a big photo of Logan as a toddler in my dining room. It features him smiling and offering me a tiny flower with an outstretched arm. It's one of my favorites photos of all time, and Brady quite unwittingly recreated it when I least expected it.

Be open to surprising moments that mess up your plans, because sometimes they're the biggest, boldest blessings of all. (And God's plans are better than yours anyway.)