There was a huge estate auction in our little town this past weekend. The hubs and I decided to go check it out. You just never know what you will find.
I was a little disappointed because I just didn’t see anything that spoke to me. Not that I was looking for anything in particular, but just looking. I was standing in the middle of the warehouse filled wall to wall with “stuff” and I got a little sad. I wondered who cherished these belongings at one time. Why did they come to auction? Did the owner get sick, pass away, have a difficult ending to their life?
Then I started to think about the legacy they left. Was it all of their “stuff” that was being picked over by strangers, or did they leave a legacy of love and faith to the ones they loved?
I remember going to pick up items from my Dad’s house when he passed away a few years ago and when I was leaving the house had about six boxes of “stuff” left. Mainly things my mom had held on to for one reason or another. You wonder why people hang on to certain things. Of course we hold on to things that are useful and necessary, but what about the sentimental things, or the things that were given to us by someone and we only hold on to it because they were a gift?
I am in a season of “throwing” things out. Donating what I can and cleaning house. I don’t want to have “stuff” in every corner of my home that is not used.
Most importantly, I want to fill my life with love. I want it to be measured through the way I speak to my family, how I carry out my faith, and how I love others.
Today I Am Thankful For:
1. single serve coffee
2. reusable water bottles
3. celebrating my husband
4. droopy plants
5. bows
