Month: March 2020

It’s Spring!

I went outside to get my mail and was greeted by the powdery yellow pollen that covers my front porch every spring. It reminds me that in spite of all the craziness going on in the world, God is still in control. Spring is here, the trees are blooming and I still have seasonal allergies.

I sit back and wonder when this forced quarantine has been lifted, what will this world be like? Will we have learned to be patient with one another? Will some of us have a yard sale to get rid of the toilet paper we horded? Will we have learned that friendship, though free, is the greatest gift we can give one another?

On a local high school’s sign, it reads, “Be Kind!” I think that says it all.

Happy reading,

Linda

What is your gift?

Recently I was asked the question, “What is your gift?” That is a question I had never thought about. I wonder how many others have ever considered this question. We grow up trying to fit into the dynamics of our families. We are the good son or daughter, at least we try to be. If we marry that focus suddenly shifts. We create a life with another person. If we have children, that adds to the puzzle, but we are focused on living, making a home, building a career. Do we ever wonder, “What is my gift?”

I have a friend that loves and is loved by the special man she married. When I mentioned this to her she thought a long time before telling me she thought her gift, if you could call it that, was her ability to listen. Yes, that is a special gift.

Some have so many gifts it is hard to count them all. The ability to play music, to paint, to build something special and meaningful like a building or a bridge.

I look at myself and I think maybe, maybe my gift is the ability to write or maybe my gift is my ability to dream! As I look back through the years, I think the most important gift is to love and be loved in return. It is a dream most of us dream and a few of us never feel like we achieve.

What are your gifts?

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