wednesday, May 21, 2025 Quote of the week

“When nothing is sure, everything is possible.”

Margaret Drabble

Nearly everything we buy nowadays comes with a warranty or a guarantee. Whether an air fryer or a major appliance, there is certainty that the product will meet the consumer’s satisfaction, or it will be repaired or replaced. Recently, I purchased a small accent lamp for my hallway. It was under 15.00, yet I was offered an extended warranty. Honestly, the paperwork and time involved in insuring the lamp would have most likely cost more than the product alone.

Unlike the products we buy, our earthly journey does not come with a warranty. If our circumstances do meet our expectations, we don’t get to exchange them for something more compatible and suitable for what we had hoped. Therefore, when loss ushers in disappointment, our choices then are really rather simple: we can either cling to the old ways, or we can embrace faith.

“Disappointment,” Zig Ziglar wrote, “is a temporary detour, not a dead end.” I desperately wanted to live into old age with Jim, watch our children flourish, and our grandchildren grow, but that is not what happened. To say I am disappointed, is an understatement. However, our unconditional love and our friendship is a gift that I treasure.

Through time, I have given my will over to God’s and developed a deeper faith in Him accepting that He truly is in control. Dan Millman writes that, “Faith means living with uncertainty - feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark.” My faith has been my guide.

The experience of purchasing my lamp made me rethink and reevaluate how I handle struggles because nothing is promised. Leaning into the teachings of Jesus continues to help me navigate dark times. As written in Psalm 119:105, “Your word is a lamp to my feet, a light for my path.” Strange, isn’t it, that the purchase of a cheap lamp at a discount store can lead to enlightenment!

Educator and author, Patrick Overton said that, “when you walk to the edge of light, one of two things will happen. There will be something solid for you to stand upon, or you will be taught to fly.” Although the heights are dizzying, faith will give us wings to go beyond what we never thought we could. Nothing along our journey here is guaranteed, so let’s live joyously in the moments given.

Make the impossible possible.

wednesday, May 7, 2025 Quote of the week

“If you wait for the perfect moment when all is safe and assured, it may never arrive.”

Maurice Chevalier

What is an item in your pantry or refrigerator that you always have on hand? Everyone has a go-to. Mine is cheese. My husband loved snacking on cheese and crackers in the afternoons or during movie nights; it is something of him that became something of me. Sharp white cheddar, creamy havarti, or blue crumbles are ever-present, but my all time favorite is Gruyere. It can be a bit pricey, so I tend to save it for a special occasion.

Answering my hankering one night, I decided to bust open the Gruyere anyway; why wait when the present moment would suffice. When I opened the package, a tint of green and blue bordered the edges of the block and veined its way into the center. I definitely had waited too long, for now, it was inedible. I wasted weeks waiting for the right time to enjoy something as simple as eating cheese, but obviously this is less about cheese and more so about living in the moment.

Each day is a doorway leading us to something more. Thich Nhat Hanh wrote, “the present moment is the only moment available to us, it is the door to all moments.” The threshold of each new day provides opportunity and invites us to live even while grieving. Every moment of every day suggests that we walk boldly through. Every moment is a special occasion, one to be lived and celebrated. If we choose to remain at the entrance, “mountains will not be climbed,” Chevalier says, “races won, or lasting happiness achieved.” And cheese will not be enjoyed!

There is still so much life to be lived, so do so without guilt or remorse. Live with love and in honor for those we’ve lost. In Esther 4:14, she writes that “Perhaps this is the moment for which you were created.” We were God’s first, and I trust in His plan.

Feel the breath in your lungs, the ground beneath your feet, and the thumping of your heart. You are loved in every moment.

What are you waiting for?

Storylight A transformational journey SHARON M WIBLE

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