Ellie Holcomb Instagram – I read a post by @legitsadierob about rebranding today, and it reminded me of this precious moment with my boy. Huck is now 8yrs old and he still holds this as one of his earliest & fondest memories. He used to love smoothies & one day at about one years old, he accidentally dropped his & it spilled all over the floor. He was very sad at first, and rightly so, and instead of being frustrated that I had another mess to clean up, something in me just started to laugh. I said, “Well Buddy? Were you just wanting to drink your smoothie off the floor?” He started laughing and trying to drink it from the literal floor . It made a bigger mess , yes , but it also turned a potentially sad and frustrated moment into a core memory of joy for both of us. Truth? Life just hurts sometimes , and there’s nothing that we can do about that. But…. we also get to choose how to view & approach the small disappointments in life. I had rehearsals today for most of the day and woke up sick with allergies . I’d coughed all night long and my voice was SO tired on the very day I needed to use it . My sweet friend @jdanderson615 called to check in and told me about a sermon she heard on Corrie Ten Boom, who , while trapped in a concentration camp, was thanking and praising God for the fleas, because it gave them an opportunity to share the hope of the gospel with all the other people there. That rebranded my whole day. Instead of viewing my allergies as a hurdle , I began to see them as a way of my body inviting me to rest better , to go to sleep earlier , and to carve out some space and margin. My friend @christawellsmusic often asks, “What does this closed door or “negative” situation make possible?” If I don’t have money to buy the furniture to fill the room? More space to play & dance! (Thx @legitsadierob for this ref) If my spouse is gone on tour all month , that gives me lots of 1 on 1 time with my kids & time to have friends who I haven’t seen in so long time , come over after they go to sleep. When the traffic is SLOW & I just want to get home , it gives me time to call a friend I haven’t talked to in a long while or listen to a song or podcast I love. #rebrand