nd went to catch the ball and felt my wedding ring pop off my finger. I immediately started to look down into two feet of churning ocean water to find that precious piece of metal. My family helped me look for a long time and we were hoping and praying that it would wash up on shore--but to no avail. My Sister in law Sheri made the great recommendation to go tell my wife, who was making lunch at our house a couple blocks away, so she could react in private. I didn't know how she was going to react, so i was expecting the worst--at least the couch for a few nights. Fortunately she had the right perspective. She said at least it wasn't our child!! Crazy enough just the day before Ethan got out of our site for a few minutes which had us frazzled to say the least.We joked the rest of the week about that ring washing up on shore in front of our feet, but eventually we gave up looking and Im now sitting in NJ. If it were my son who was missing...i would not be here. I would be in Corolla, NC searching for my son.
These instances remind me of what is most important in life.
They remind me of Jesus mission on earth.
They remind me of my mission in life.
They remind me of our church's mission.
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In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be LOST. Matthew 18:14
Timmy, er, I mean, Pastor Tim,
Don't we sometimes wish our life lessons weren't so expensive? How wonderful to know how much our Father loves us. How valuable we are to Him..
How wise of Tami to quickly put things into proper perspective!!! What a shiny crown you have!
We were still looking for your ring after you left N.C. Thank God that it was not your son. The ring can be replaced. Tamra's idea was surly the right idea.
Love Mom
What a beautiful post and so true. I am sorry about your ring though.
Once I was talking with girlfriend on beach and my head was down and hands playing with the sand. just a minute maybe. I looked up and didn't see my 7 yr old son. i stared out at the vast ocean got to my knees (I was very pregnant - about 7 months) and exclaimed "Where's Jonathan? I don't see him?" People started getting up to look I felt like I was going to sink through the sand and there he was...casually without a care in the world walking back into our field of vision. he had walked off down the beach because he saw something. Yes...indeed there are more important things. your wife had a beautiful attitude.
Thanks for sharing your story. :)
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