Thursday
Dear Elsie
Today was the day we went to the Scratch Patch. We had a great time choosing mainly pink, purple and blue stones.
We haven’t been there for years and it was fun to find stones. I want to go back because I have two vases that I use as candle holders, which could do with some stones at the bottom.
There are so many to choose from and so many different colours. Afterwards, we wandered through the shop and I felt a wave of nostalgia. It reminded me of the curio shop in Zimbabwe that I used to buy a few gifts at every Christmas about 5 decades ago. We’ll definitely be returning. We put some of the stones in vases.
This evening we will enjoy a family dinner. My heart is full.
In my Bible reading this morning, I read about Josiah, King of Judah, who became king at aged 8 and died at the age of 39. His was a life, cut short, but well lived. It was during his reign that the book of the law was found in the temple and when he discovered what was in it, he tore his robes. He effected change in the country and pledged to follow the Lord wholeheartedly. His legacy was secure.
2 Kings 23:25
Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the Lord as he did—with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses.
His life ended in battle. Bad things often happen to good people. These are things we don’t understand. He served his purpose and after all…
…it’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂