February 6, 2019
It felt so good to clean my kitchen. Scooting things around on the counter to clear away the dust and crumbs that tried to hide in the cracks and crevices. I put away the spices that had been left by the stove. Stacks of mail and cards were assigned new places. It all needed a good wipe down and I finally had a chunk of time in the kitchen to get it done.
An empty cake stand stood in the back corner needing to be put back in the cabinet. Just a few weeks before, a birthday cake for my husband had caused me to get it out. But now it sat empty and neglected behind the candy bowls. Its one of those items that takes effort to put back. I knew with my height deficit, I’d have to get out the step ladder to return the stand to its place in an upper cabinet.
Going through the motions and only completing the necessary tasks have been the norm this month since my dad passed away. Grief causes even the simplest tasks to be seem bigger than they are.
But finally a few minutes to clean and process and begin to put things away. I moved the cake stand from the back corner to the front. After sweeping the floor, my plan was to retrieve the step ladder.
A knock at the back door. One of our sweet neighbors stopped by for a visit. She didn’t come empty-handed. She came with a freshly baked pound cake and words of encouragement for our family.
And within a few minutes, the cake stand had some new delicious contents.
Isn’t the LORD good? He is so good and gracious to us in our every need. No, we didn’t need a cake. But I did need to be reminded that He remembers me. He sees me even when I’m feeling empty and neglected in the back corner.
He loves us too much to leave us unattended and empty. And what He fills us with….His love, peace, and goodness…is oh, so sweet.
