This week's adventures with commentary:
-- Trip to Costco to get my new card yesterday. As I stood at the counter, I noticed the shopping carts against the wall, loaded and overflowing with returned items. Here it is mid-January, and I was surprised at the quantity of merchandise. I said to the employee, "Wow, that's a lot of work for someone to put all that stuff back." She replied, "Yeah, I'm glad it's not MY job."
Obligations to purchase Christmas gifts are huge, but I suppose we could look at the economics of it: keeps people working. I wonder what these gifts say about the relationships of the people giving, receiving and returning them!
-- Early morning sadness today. I awoke thinking about some people. I went to the computer and Googled one of them. My throat clinched when I read headlines from a few months ago about the death of a young man by his own hand. Yes, he was troubled, and yes, many were trying hard to help him. It left an ache in my heart.
-- A fasting blood-draw appointment at the clinic this morning. A beautiful 2 year-old with her mommy and "grammie" were checking in. The toddler was obviously not feeling well. As I stood in line behind them, she turned and looked at me and smiled, lifted her hand to wave, and said, "My name is ____." I smiled and felt a JOY infusion!
Isn't life like this? Moments of sorrow, disappointment, pain, and then a demanding sunrise spreading across the sky, a delightful wave from a child. And all the while, our Father is saying, "I'm with you in this...filter everything through my love and concern for you and this world."
Happy Friday, the 13th.
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