Balance…..
Balancing work – life, it’s all an act right? On the tightrope of life, we balance our priorities every day. I think of one of myDarlin’ and my quotes we lived by – work hard, play hard and know it to still be true.
Today was a play day for me and I made my way about town, as has been my ritual so many Saturdays before. Exploring familiar streets and buildings is surreal as I know that I have been there before, but yet everything has changed with new businesses taking the place of ones I had grown to know and love. And it is strangely similar to my life as I make my way through the experiences that fill my day; familiar to the touch yet a different feeling.
I walked through a familiar doorway, only to find a new world before my eyes waiting to be discovered. Dish towels and plaques with catchy sayings, clothes with a unique edge, jewelry to garden gnomes; so much to take in. As I walked towards the back of the store, wanting to find every nook and cranny, I saw it, a plaque that says, ‘When life gives you scraps, make a quilt.’ I shared the story of the 13 quilts with her and watched a tear come to her eye. Then, as I paused to let silence have a chance to breathe, I heard it…. ‘Somewhere over the rainbow’ by Brother Iz softly played in the background and I knew that myDarlin’ was with me.
I walked alongside the other shoppers and Saturday afternoon meanderers down the sidewalk and entered through the doors of a shoppe myDarlin’ and I had walked through a year ago. Large, handcrafted furniture rests on the well-worn plank flooring inviting one to sit and stay a spell. The young man shared a bit about the merchandise with me, including the large hand cut wooden letters, and then also mentioned that the sheets for sale are to benefit YWAM, a missions organization with whom he is affiliated. And when I asked him to share a bit more about the missions with me, he mentioned that the training takes place in Kona, Hawaii. Remember that coincidence is only God being anonymous. Time stood still as we talked of Kona, beaches, volcanoes and God. And as myDarlin’ Robert Kenui Pope and I walked out of those same doors last year, we carried our purchase of four large hand cut wooden letters…. K-O-N-A
And tomorrow I am blessed to go to work, not only to fund the fun, but to make a difference in the lives of others. Today I am filled with gratitude that God is the balance for me between work and play, and as long as I hold onto him, I will not lose my balance on this tightrope called life.
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