Thread Blessings

This morning was overcast, grey and a little hazy. Driving to work, it seemed like the only colors I saw were concrete grey, dirty cream, dull dark and tired green, and occassionaly a splat of highway or school bus yellow. Made me think of how this is the way probably alot of people view every day (I'm not talking about our color challenged friends),those who are depressed, lonely, sad, etc. Sometimes I look at the scenery or lack thereof and wonder how I would paint it as a picture. There was a time when Tia ( in her melodramatic stage) would think this kind of day could only be improved upon by the addition of a slow steady rain. Now that she has 4 children, and knows the absurdity of keeping them amused in a 1000 sq.ft. appt. on a rainy day, I don't think she thinks of rain the same way.

Yesterday I got my much anticipated Madeira thread chest. This is a collection of just about every color and style of embroidery thread Madiera makes. The chest is well built and has 3 drawers that has all the thread organized by color and style. Most of the thread is rayon, so the colors are beyond gorgeous with the sheen and luster. For months I have debated on purchasing this item, and now that I have it, I find myself opening the drawers and gazing at the wonderful colors, imagining what glorious things I can make with them. To my mind came the thought that God created each of these colors and so many more.

Observing our natural surroundings on any given day, can yield more colors than can be counted, even one that is gloomy . What if each color represented a moment of our life, or an event. If I only look at the dark browns and greys in the chest, while each can be appealing on its own, they could be as the mundane and ordinary things of my day. If I look at the whole drawer with such a vast variety of colors, those dark colors are enhanced and complimented by the brights and jewel tones. Such is each day.....too bad we often only concentrate on the ordinary or mundane parts of our day.....instead of taking in the whole mix of events.....for the child of God I believe that every day has moments of red, yellow, blue, turquoise, purple, and every thing in between, but we get so stuck in the grey and brown, we miss the blessings of the others. As I think back on the drive this morning, I did notice a splash of a bright blue awning, and some red on a sign.

How was my day? Well pretty routine, but then I did find an exquisite piece of gold patterned brocade at the fabric store, and the vegetables I fixed for supper where colorful and tasted especially good. And Erin started her blog, and has a beautiful dark green woodsy picture on the header.....reminded me of a little of Michigan. Just little bits of color, or shall I say blessings. We even celebrated a birthday at the shop and had a red velvet cake.

I think I will go look at my threads again and count the blessings of the day. This blessed child of God likes to live in "living color".