Sometimes the world shouts so loudly about big things that we forget life is made of little things. Big things are outside our control, but little things, those we can do something about. And those little things make a huge difference in daily life.

Yesterday, smallest child started to feel not so good, and what she wanted was for mommy to sit with her. Just sit with her. A small thing, but it made her feel better and kept her calm. Now we’re waiting for her favorite jammies and blankie to come out of the dryer so she can have them back, and those little things will be enormously comforting to her. Those little things make her world right.

I learned about
Project Linus for the first time this week, thanks to
PBW’s post on National Quilting Day. I want to contribute to that, because while I can’t make sure every kid in the world is safe and warm and cared for, I can make sure some kid other than mine has a blankie when they need it.

Little things enrich our days; a favorite coffee cup, favorite cozy sweater, the smell of baking bread, the first spring blossom sighted, a song heard on the way to work, a hug. No matter what big things might be out there, those little things comfort and sustain and encourage and delight. In life, in fiction, never underestimate the value of little things.