chipped plates

This is one of those blessings that you have to go all around the circle and as you’re coming back around, you realize that you can be thankful for it.

I registered for Wedgwood, Queen’s Shape everyday dishes when we got engaged. I received about 12 place settings. We don’t use them every single day, but I do bring them out quite a bit. I like using the salad plates for our breakfast because they’re the perfect size.

Yesterday, as I was washing the ones we had just used, I noticed that every single one of them has a nasty chip on the side. I am assuming that these chips came from slinging them around too hard when they were being washed. I also noticed that one of my big serving platters has a crack almost all the way across. Now, I’m not placing blame on anyone here, but some people in the family wash dishes like it’s a race at the speedway – slinging them here and there, smacking them on the faucet and throwing them into the dishwasher.

How in the world can this be a blessing?

I’m thankful for:

~ the nice plates, chips and all ~

~ food to serve on them ~

~ a husband and children to wash them ~

~ a family to sit around the table and eat from them ~

This is a thought that could just keep on rolling along. I could talk about how I am not the same glossy plate that I was 22 years ago and how I’ve gotten chipped up along the way, but that all those chips mean I’ve lived a good life and have had tons of battles and blessings, but I’ll save that thought for another time!

Blessings to you today!