Wonder....

So I just got back from spending $366 at Superstore. My reward for spending this exhorbitant amount of money is a free turkey ( I am not required to cook one this year) and a $25 gift card.
Why don't they give you option B: $50 off your current bill???????
Nuff said????
Definitely not.
Filling the cart seems not very difficult..filling the bank account that fills the cart is another matter all together. Filling four teenage boys and keeping them full is nigh on impossible.

The season is upon us. You know the one. The feasting and gifting and celebrating one. The one where it is ok to be emotionally attached to your food. No! It's more than ok..it is required!

Ok...just a minute...I have to take a break here and let you in on what is going on in my house as I write this:
One of the items I bought in the aforementioned cart was a mesh bag full of mixed nuts...in their shells of course. Tradition must be upheld even though technology has provided us with shelled nuts in various forms which we can eat by the handful..and I mean FULL...without any labor on our part at all. A handy dandy advancement in my estimation. Today I participated in tradition and brought this item home. At the present, as a result of not being able to find the barbaric tool known as a nut cracker, my sons are randomly trying to crack the nuts with their teeth ( massive dental bills looming), throwing them on the hardwood floor, slamming them on the counter and my all time favorite: using my garlic press.

Nuff said.

You may now return to your regular program.

Today I was fixated on money. On how much it took to feed, shelter and clothe us all. Feed us healthily with very little extras and no eating out; clothe us at second hand stores and shelter us in Manitoba which is way less expensive than Calgary where we used to live.

Money... money... money... tis that season as well.

As I arrived at my father's home after shopping, to pick up three boxes of deer meat GIVEN to us by a family friend, I was informed that my sister Suez was trying to get in touch with me.

This is where the WONDER kicks in.

Everything else fades away.

The grocery bill.

The need for winter boots.

The need for winter everything.

Contemplating the size of our first heating bill arriving next week.

As I get off the phone with Suez and we message back and forth on facebook... I am in awe of how quickly everything shifts and how perspective changes ...how the wonder of it all seeps in and overshadows all the cares.

People.

Sisters.

Friends.

Eternal souls mixed up in our everyday lives.

The stresses of life can overwhelm, especially in the season we are entering.
The dollar signs: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ can dominate the landscape..if you let them.

GOD is bigger..more majestic and awe-inspiring than my bank account whether it be in the red or in the black.

HE made me ...in his image...for intimacy... he created me for love.. to love...

Today I heard my sister's voice. We talked about our desire for friendship and made plans for the week.... to be with each other, to share with each other....

Heaven on earth....

Oh the Wonder.....