Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Glass

My mother-in-law just came to visit and as usual she brought treasures. She owns a resale store and loves to surprise us with unusual gifts from her store. This time she brought some beautiful milk glass bowls. As we were admiring them, she noticed a small chip on the bottom of one. I love the comment she made when she saw the chip. She said "Oh, they were so beautiful, that I didn't notice they weren't perfect!"

I would love to have that as a life motto. To see the beauty first and the cracks later. So often the brokenness is the place I put my focus. I wonder how much beauty I miss with my foggy focus?

She was driving back home in the rain today with wipers that will soon need replacing. We decided to put Rain-X on her windshield. The instructions were to rub on the Rain-X until the windshield was foggy. Then after a brief wait, we wiped the glass clean. She was surprised at how clearly she could see, even in hard rain with older wipers.

I've been going through an old wiper phase myself. This would be easy enough to fix if it were only my car wipers. Unfortunately it's my life wipers. I haven't been through any major storms lately just a bunch of little showers. But I'm afraid I've started missing the rainbows.

I don't have all the answers but I know the One who does. And after this weekend at least I know what to pray for. The ability to see the beauty first, and a giant bottle of Rain-x.