What Makes My Kids Cry Today

“Look at the brown lizard,” I said casually, pointing toward the wall.

My middle son squinted.

“Where?”

My fourth son chimed in with the honesty only a child can muster:

“I don’t like lizards.”

Before I could say anything else, the lizard jumped.

Without missing a beat, my middle son declared,

“You can’t see it, brother — it’s camel-flage.”

I wish you could’ve heard the seriousness in his voice.

He wasn’t joking. He really meant camel-flage. 😄

And just like that, I was laughing so hard I nearly cried.

It was a simple moment. A lizard. A mispronounced word. A brotherly observation.

But it hit me deeper than I expected.

Because motherhood is full of these split-second holy interruptions —

The kind that sneak up on you, disguised as chaos, silliness, or noise…

…and suddenly remind you: This is sacred.

It’s easy to miss God in the mundane.

He doesn’t always show up in burning bushes or parted seas.

Sometimes, He shows up in the backyard —

In the form of a camouflaged lizard and a child’s unfiltered joy.

That moment reminded me that nothing is hidden from God.

Not even the little things.

He sees the laughter.

He sees the weariness.

He sees you — in the mess, in the noise, in the laughter that catches you off guard.

Psalm 139:12 says, “Even the darkness will not be dark to You; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to You.”

So if you’re in a season where things feel foggy, camouflaged, or unclear —

Trust that God still sees it all.

And He’s in it. Even here.

Even in the lizards. Even in the laughter. Even in the long, ordinary days of raising little humans.

Because sometimes, the holiest moments are the ones that look like “camel-flage.”

And that’s more than enough for me today.

💬 Has God ever spoken to you through a random or silly moment with your kids? I’d love to hear about it. Drop your story below — let’s share the joy and faith together.

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