The Colors of Life

There are so many advertisements right now for jewels for your loved one as Valentines day is right around the corner. Flashy pictures catching your attention at every turn. I was thinking about that this morning when I went out to do chores. Thinking about the pressure people feel to buy expensive gifts for valentines. When I was standing in line at Wal-Mart the other day there was a lady in front of me with several large heart shaped candy boxes and a few small ones. My first thought was, "oh how nice she has so many in her life to love". My second thought was, "she must have a lot of money". Then she takes out a credit card and I sighed thinking, maybe she doesn't really have the money, and then when her card was denied and she pulled out another one to try and then another one yet, which finally worked, I thought, "poor thing, trying to do something she really shouldn't be doing." So now back to my chore time....
I walked past my basket of wool waiting to be spun. Colors jumping out at me, catching the light from the window. So pretty, so much like a gem from the earth. Then gathering eggs, again beautiful colors, more subtle but still beautiful and useful. And one more time the colors of life around me caught my attention. Broccoli in bloom. There was just too much this year for me to get to. More than we could keep up with. Now it blooms and the bee's delight in it. So a gift to the honey bee's. The colors so bright and vibrant. The colors of life and I much prefer those to diamonds and fancy boxes of chocolate. This simple life is a loving gift made possible by my loving husband each and every day.