I'm reminded today, to be thankful for the normal. Even for ice cubes.
Following the hurricane, there was no electric and no clean
water. Ice became a hot commodity in our community. We arrived at the grocery
store and someone said they had just delivered 10 pallets of bagged ice. People
were joyful - carrying two or three bags in their shopping carts. Milt and I
rushed to the aisle only to find it was gone all of it...not one cube to be
found.
Ordinary ice.
Ice cubes that I take for granted. I throw them out if they
fall on our kitchen floor or if I accidentally put too much into my cup at the
soda fountain.
I've received a huge reminder that we are to take nothing
for granted. Normal is so good. And everything that we love or hate or even
whine about can change in the blink of an eye.
The hot mug of coffee I am drinking is a gift. That bed that
I slept in is a gift. That person who we hug or argue with is also a gift...a
tremendous gift. Even the long commute to work - which I used to complain about
daily - is a gift
We have been given so much - and yet we spend our days
arguing over the small things that divide us. We fail to notice the beauty and
love around us because we are too busy picking at imperfections.
Maybe it takes a hurricane or losing someone we love to make
us wake up and see life around us for what it is. I've been through both in the
past month or so.
And I have been reminded that in the most important ways, I
am incredibly blessed. I am so thankful.
For my friends.
For my family.
For my home.
For the sunshine.
For electricity.
For clean water.
For a warm bed.
For a roof over my head.
For sunshine.
For the air I breathe.
For ice cubes!
Thank you God for the ordinary.
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