I have noticed that I use the word “Fun” a lot.
I like to have fun, to bring fun to others. I try to be in the moment more
these days. I am in the stage of life where I am hot pretty much all of the
time. People I spend time with spend their time wearing sweaters, in SoCal.
Time and Fun, are both precious to me. One of the most interesting pieces on my
nightstand is an hourglass. Crystal and tall and filled with blue sand, I
bought it so that I would make a better effort to leave for work on time, but
soon discovered that it will only measure my hour if I remember to turn it over.
Anyways, Joe told me to be succinct and clear with my message, so back
to it. I wondered if my nightstand… and possibly yours…are indicators of who we
are and of what is precious to us. I’ve been doing a lot of self-reflection,
and wondering about the footprint I am leaving. Could my nightstand offer the
key to understanding what I am all about? Let’s take a look….
On top of my nightstand is a French memo board,
with photos of all the people I love the most pinned to it in a hodgepodge but
artsy sort of way. Most prominent are pictures of my family…children
and grandchildren (its, OK…I’ve been carded every year to date!), husband,
parents, and grandparents. Also fastened to the board is a miniature elf, made
of colored felt that used to hang on my beloved Grandmother’s Christmas tree.
The elf reminds me of everything that feels so wonderful from my past.
My hope and faith is there, read silently each
morning, The Daily Bible in Chronological
Order. In Him, I pray for protection and strength, wisdom and
grace. I am thankful for those who have led me down this path; my Mom for
taking little me to church, Pastors Don Kutz, Lori Souder and Brad Fogal, who
have preached His word and represented our faith at the important occasions in
our lives, and to my husband for leading our family in our faithful lives.
Of course there are the essentials
(my water bottle, lip gloss, a hairclip to pile my hair in a messy bun on top
of my head to cool down, eyeglasses…and I hate to admit it …the TV remote).
Also, a stack of three VS rewards cards. I am hoarding Victoria Secret reward
cards, so I can shop with abandon online for all my favorite and colorful
spring things, and rub off the secret code from the back of the cards,
revealing all the money I’ve saved just for shopping! And, a card Joseph gave
me, one that makes me laugh and feel special, a Hoops and Yoyo Hallmark card.
My SCO nametag sits in the middle…as it is in
my life. South County Outreach (SCO) is a local charity that we have
been honored to be a part of for 20 years. At SCO, families are fed, taught,
supported. Others are given the opportunity to help those in need. Have a gift?
Give it at SCO. Need a gift, come find it at SCO. I could go on about the
founder being an Angel on earth, starting a nonprofit at 70 years of age, all
we have gained from giving, but I
digress. See www.sco-oc.org. for more
information. Back to my nightstand.…
Inside my nightstand is a beautiful box covered
with seashells that holds the tiniest trinkets from my life. It is
what I would grab as I was running and away from a fire, earthquake, or a
tsunami! It wouldn’t mean anything to anyone, but its contents mean everything
to me.
Finally, I have a wooden frame with paint
printed letters on it. I aspire to achieve its message: Think
Deeply, Speak Gently, Love Much, Laugh a lot, Work Hard, Give Freely, and Be Kind.
I go to bed and wake up reading this, and hope that I can leave this footprint
wherever I go. What does your nightstand
reveal about you? Now, go have some fun today.
Good for the body is the work of
the body,
and good for the soul is the work
of the soul,
and good for either is the work
of the other.
~Henry David Thoreau
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