Woo Hoo! A new blog post in only a week. Nothing really earth shaking or life changing has really happened to talk about. Just some random thoughts to write down while the office is quiet. A new Monday habit!!
Most of the last month has been spent unpacking the many boxes that were hidden away in a 20 X 10 storage unit and a friend's shed for the last several years! I have been trying to figure out where to hang pictures and put things in a new place. I've also discovered that there are some things (like scrap booking papers) that just don't last very well all packed away for so long and are better placed in a big black garbage bag destined for the dumpster!! Yes! I know it's a shock, but I AM THROWING SOME THINGS AWAY!!!
One of the joys of unpacking is finding some long lost hidden treasures. One such treasure was my baby doll, Susie! Susie is 52 years old. Her birthday is on Christmas eve. She was my first baby doll given to me by my grandparents, Big Momma and Poppa. She somehow got packed away by a friend who didn't realize her importance. I finally found her in a box marked baby dolls! She now has a place of honor in my bedroom. Other treasures have been unearthed in my office boxes in the form of notes and pictures of kids who are all grown up now. It's been nice reading the notes and cards. I found some notes from the kids and other friends at Stevens Street that were given to me when I left. They all started out "What I love about Miss Becky." Most of the kids mentioned M & M's!!! Looking at the pictures have been fun too, but I am ready to fill new frames with new pictures and new faces.
One note I found was from a young mother of two preschoolers. I first taught her in my 4-year old Sunday school class. She wrote to me to say thanks for being her teacher. I remember getting her note that day. It came at a time when I really needed to know that what I was doing did matter. Even when I found it this time, four plus years later, it helped reassure me that making the big move to a new place was indeed the right thing to do. It's hard starting new things, but God has promised never to leave me or forsake me. He has promised to show me great and mighty things that I did not know about before. He promised to be found when I seek Him in all I do and give me the desires of my heart as I learn to trust in Him and lean on Him.
I am so glad His mercies are new every morning! And I am so glad I am His child!!
Always remember . . . .
That you are too!!
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