An Added Short Thought Before April Showers…

Given how old I am, I’m a little embarrassed to admit… that I’m still learning this old lesson:

Do NOT cast your pearls before swine.

Some would say I foolishly trust people to think and act like - I do. My ex-husband used to say that if a person were looking up an image for gullible - they’d see my picture.

I know… Not so complementary. 

It sounds like he thought me - stupid. 

I was trusting.

Still, if someone asks a job of me or is in need of something and it is within my reasonable capabilities of being the supplier of the need,…then… However, within this season of retirement I have discovered that people view retired folk as having endless resources… mainly, TIME - being my greatest resource. I can’t earn any more time than I could, prior to retirement. No one can. We all get to spend what we’ve got and then die. So make the most of your TIME! There are NO do overs - no repeats.

So, in my retirement, I am discovering my worth.

I am a pearl. Actually, since slowing my pace and getting to know me - I am a lot of things:

Top of the list - 

Child of God. Father God delights in me. 

Lover of dandelions, (they have some unbelievable characteristics - but sadly, mainly an annoyance to people and overlooked for their potential contributions) 

My son said I was a unicorn - not the mythical kind. The actual animal, (long gone), which had stellar attributes - scripturally speaking, (KJV).

Broken pottery, but so useful to my Father God, (found in the potter’s field and was purchased at a great price)…

…And actually, I do view others as such, (as pearls), and really try hard not to impede upon anyone’s resources - aka -life. In this regard I am rather independent unless friends and family are embarrassingly insistent, (like offering a ride home at night - I can take care of myself! Jesus and me).

But to my point… Do NOT cast your pearls, (your - self), before people who fail miserably at seeing your worth… Also be equally as cautious of those who do see your worth and want to take advantage of you - In this latter situation you are sucked in and dried out by swine, which is equally as bad as being trampled upon by swine.

You are of high value, and so deeply loved.

Really!

Soli Deo Gloria

Nina

A shoebox guitar