Anniversary

This past Monday we celebrated our "41st" wedding anniversay. We had lunch at the "Olive Garden"--one of my favorite places to go and BD's least favorite, but he wanted to do it for me. Then we continued the celebration by seeing BD's cardiologist.....always a fun trip, lol...we both do really like the doctor! We then stopped by the mall and my wonderful husband bought this beautiful - "Past, Present, & Future" diamond necklace for ME. I was so pleased and thought it was beautiful. You can't really see the detail clearly here. Come Tuesday, I wore my necklace with pride and thankfulness for the blessing of a wonderful husband. Later that afternoon, I stepped outside and found multiple wasps flying all around the front door. I quickly ran for "fly spray"...we did not have any wasp spray. As I ran from the porch after spraying, I thought a wasp was on my neck and I swiftly swatted at it----catching my necklace with my little finger...it really pulled, but I checked to see that it was intact. I continued around the house, bending over to pull weeds along the way, and heading for a hoe to knock down any nest I might find. I trailed all the way around the house and suddenly felt exhausted. I came inside to rest for a few minutes........I got up and went to the bathroom mirror to remove my contact lenses..........and guess what??? My beautiful necklace was GONE from around my neck. Woe is ME..........I wanted to cry and panic struck my soul, but my grand daughter was coming in the house soon. I told BD the necklace was gone and he just looked at me....soon to join me with a flashlight, followed by Gracie. We went step by step....the same steps I had already taken around the house about three times ...fretting and praying all the while. Gracie searched right along with us....and it was getting dark. I was absolutely wilted. We all came in the house with little conversation---I was feeling so irresponsible and telling myself I did not deserve something so nice....when very calmly Gracie says, "Grandma, what were we looking for anyway?" I said, "Oh Gracie, it was that beautiful necklace that grandpa gave me YESTERDAY for our anniversary." She said, "Well I saw something sparkling out in the front.....but, I did not know what we were looking for." My sceptical response was ....really??? "Come show me"........ Low and behold............there it was laying in a crack along the concrete in front of the house. Talk about thrilled and thankful.....I grabbed Gracie and hugged and hugged and thanked her so much. You know, the necklace is just a little worldly thing....not important in the big picture of life....I even felt guilty praying about it, but thank goodness the Lord cares about every aspect of our lives. I have thanked Him for the many blessings of life and helping with the little things. We can't depend on things, but we can always depend on Him.

The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8