Unexpected Gifts

 I was musing yesterday about how I wished I’d decided to keep the silverware I grew up with, when I had the opportunity. Dad had passed away a few years prior, and now that Mom had died, my brothers and I were hastily getting ready for an estate sale. I passed on many things I might have otherwise taken but for the fact that I now lived out of state, and didn’t really need or even have room for the things I liked.

That silverware. The memory I had was of having the job of keeping it polished. Ick. I was so happy when my parents joined the modern times and got stainless steel! No polishing necessary! But yesterday, as I washed my own stainless steel cutlery, I wished that I had kept it. There just seemed to be something solid about using real silver, and I missed that. 

This morning, I was informed about a neighbor who had gone to a convalescence home, and her household items were up for grabs. By the time I arrived, there was very little left—but there, in the drawer, was her old-fashioned silverware! It wasn’t the same pattern as what I remembered, but it was very similar in sizes and shapes. 

In addition, there was a cut crystal bowl. I had left behind a gorgeous cut crystal bowl of my mothers, because of its size and weight, but here was another. Big, simple design, now living on my kitchen table. And that’s not all! I had been searching for an affordable hand vacuum for those little messes, but wasn’t able to get a good enough deal on one, so I passed. This lady had three! One and done for me.

Spirit lovingly presented to me these small gifts, which were desired but that desire had been set aside. Thankfulness abounds!

I wish peace for the previous owner, Max, and I am grateful to her. I’m also grateful for Divine Love for seeing beyond my needs to some of my more hidden wants.

Now to buy some silver polish!