Enjoy the Now

Beloved:

             Jesus’ trio of stories about lost things has been on my mind since last Thursday when I discovered the stone has fallen out of my wedding ring.  I’ve  crawled on the floor with a flashlight at home and at church.  I’ve shaken out my sheet, swept my kitchen and sifted dirt from dog hair to no avail.  Hoping against hope, I even called our insurance agent only to discover lost jewelry isn’t covered.  I walk with my head down, stooping for every glint or glitter of light.  So far I’ve found staples, Sunday School glitter, foil, a straight pin, gravel galore and oodles of onion skin bits.  Who knew onion skin was so glinty!  It could be in the chicken coop or the garden.  It could be in a  trash bag at the landfill.  The only place it cannot possibly be is nowhere.


             To his ever-loving patience and my joy, my husband has been nothing but comfort.  “Ah well,” he said when I told him, “we’ll just have to get another someday.”


             More seriously he said over and over, “It’s just a thing.”  And while I still mostly walk along looking for glitter on the ground, I absolutely believe him.  Life is too short and the world is too beautiful to spend a moment grieving over what can be replaced instead of enjoying what is ours right now.


             I pray this gorgeous day is full of light and love as you move through it. 

~ peace & prayers,
pastor annette
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P.S. These pictures are of a rogue cucumber vine growing from a pot on my porch.  Can you see how the end of it looks like a giant praying mantis?