Dear (insert YOUR name here!),
I must tell you what happened when I opened the drapes the
morning before last at 5:10AM. It was still quite dark but the moon was
shining brightly. New snow had fallen the evening before and the sight
before my eyes is not easily put into words. There were countless diamonds
dancing on the newly fallen snow. I've seen diamonds in the snow before but
not like this and never so many. It was a sight of such rare beauty that I
immediately thanked God for allowing me to view this rare sight. I felt so
blessed and what a way to start your day!
It instantly reminded me of this past summer. I had met an old high school
chum for lunch. I hadn't seen her in years. We were quite close the last 2
years of high school. She breezed into the resturant wearing very fancy
clothes and sporting large diamonds around her neck, wrists and fingers.
She might have been wearing them on her ankles too, but I didn't look there!
We had a nice lunch, a good time catching up with each others news, and
parted company, promising not to let so much time slip by again without
getting together for another lunch.
I like my life and how I live. I am generally happy as a result of my
life's choices. I wouldn't trade for a hectic, fastpaced life where I
wouldn't be able to see all the God Winks before me - just for diamonds and
fancy clothes, etc. but somehow, I was feeling down after that lunch. I
couldn't shake the feeling the following day, so I deceided to go to
Evergreen Park and sit by the lake awhile and read. It was windy that
summer afternoon and so clear with the sun shining brightly. The wind
stirred up waves on our small little lake like I have never seen before.
Suddenly there were beautiful diamonds EVERYWHERE on that lake, over, under
and through those waves, just like I saw there in the snow, morning before
last when I opened my drapes.
I smiled sitting there on the park bench and almost laughed out loud. God
gave me more diamonds than I could count. I didn't have to take out
insurance on them. I wouldn't fear sharing every one of them with anyone
and everyone. I didn't have to move heaven and earth to get them.They were
free. They were more beautiful than any diamonds I have ever seen and I
thanked God that he sat me down to appreciate real beauty and value.
Love you,
Mary
--by Mary Kimmerling, with her kind permission.
A Fun, Faith 'n Funny Bone Feature 
