All week long, I have felt the juxtaposition of two simultaneous but separate worlds. One world held the tense build up to Election Day, followed by a confusing and stressful aftermath.
The other world – my little world – was strangely the same as always: meals were planned and eaten, math lessons were learned, floors were swept and laundry was washed. I tossed our rotting Jack-o-lanterns in the compost heap and raked crunchy leaves for mulch on my garden beds. We worked on a new puzzle and I started jotting plans for Christmas. We even had a minor renovation issue! (We had lots of rain last week and the unfinished fireplace work caused water to start dripping from the ceiling and pooling under a part of the hardwood flooring! So now we have five days of constant dehumidifier machines to hopefully save the wood from mold, buckling and cracking.) It was all so…ordinary. I’m grateful for that.
For a few years now, Mark and I have chosen a piece of artwork as an anniversary present to each other. 2020 has been such a wild ride and we wanted to find something especially fitting. We finally settled on this piece (affiliate link) and I had it sent off to Framebridge to be professionally framed. And it should come as no surprise, but when did we receive the finished product? This week. God is faithful. In a year where we feel like the disciples, confused and afraid and crying out, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”, He is with us. I cling to that reminder and hope you do too. Be assured of my prayers for peace of heart and eyes to see the good still around us, friends. XO
He got into a boat and his disciples followed him. Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep. They came and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” He said to them, “Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great calm. The men were amazed and said, “What sort of man is this, whom even the winds and the sea obey?” – Matthew 8:23-27
Aw, I love that idea to buy a work of art for your anniversary! And I love the painting you chose — that's always been one of my favorite scripture accounts <3
I need to go and jot down the year/anniversary on the backs of each piece – I think it will be a fun way to reminisce when we're old and gray. 🙂
I love your pictures, the little glimpses into your life.