"On Treasures and Gifts"

I am a wealthy woman.  I will even go so far as to say I am one of the wealthiest women alive.  People who see me in my beat-up 1997 Ford Ranger pickup might say otherwise.  If I were to show you my financial statement you surely would challenge me.  My non-existent stock portfolio would reinforce a position for argument.  And yet I am.

As I awakened this morning my thoughts shifted from a crazy dream I was having about a motorcycle to the treasures and gifts I have.  My heart, my being, my soul, my life is filled with them and filled to overflowing.  They are absolutely priceless, and I did not pay a single penny for any one of them.  I cannot imagine not having them in my life.

My treasures and gifts are my relationships, not only with people but with my Creator.  I began by thinking of my children and my grandchildren and the Easter day that awaits; my brothers and their families. Then my thoughts shifted to those for whom I work.  I have stated repeatedly that I have the best cliente'le in the world in my gardening business, and I do mean that.  Friendships, some I have had for my entire life, newly reconnected and deeply treasured.  Others, newly forming with a thread that goes back to the past.  I am so fortunate in that each person in my life is invaluable and enriches it beyond measure. 

I have no words to describe the relationship I have with the One who made me.  My everyday life is full and rich. 

On this Easter morning I am grateful, I am thankful.  Having each one of you in my life has made me a wealthy woman.  You are my treasure, my gift, given to me by my greatest treasure of all, my Father. 

Happy Easter to you and to yours.  May each one of you know the wealth of which I am speaking.