Lockdown 58

Lockdown Day 58 - 23 May 2020

Today was sooooo close to how I remember my Saturdays were, I could almost smell it!  Now, I know 'they' say life will never be the same after this, but to be able to feel I can go and do where and what I want on my own time schedule is priceless. The mind shift includes stick to the rules, find a way and ditch the paranoia. 

So today we were out at 6. It was dark with a slight hue on the horizon hinting dawn was on its way. The cool 9°C air sent the hot flushes packing and my brain felt revived and spoilt. Changing the route slightly we saw some antelope just as the red sun bounced onto the horizon. With every kilometre passing, I felt myself relax into our familiar weekend rhythm, loving the fact that there was no shopping list for groceries, except an impromptu trip to a local butcher renownd for good steak. 

Later, driving through the quiet streets, we parked in front of the butcher. I waited in the car and suddenly noticed the butcher had openend their own coffee bar and great was my surprise to find my favourite barista standing outside! Schweeeet. Two flat whites later no mask or sanitizer could wipe my smile off my face. A morning in town with the love of my life, unexpected stops and surprises, the best flat white ever made by the best barista ever and the warm winter free state sun on my skin. Could it get any better?! Oh yes, we arrive at home after a scenic drive to find Starbucks coffee pods and 'koeksisters' 

at my front door! Thank you H! 🤩 Those koeksisters' outside were as crunchy as you like with a slightly sweet syrupy inside. You made my day. 

I decided to pay it forward and put a little gift in front of an elderly friend's door. I mention this, not because I did it, but to tell of a feeling of love that was planted inside all of us when we were created. And to be able to share it in the smallest of ways, blesses our hearts in bigger ways than we could imagine. I am reminded of another thing Corrie ten Boom said, "and so I learned that love is larger than the walls that shut it in." 

Wow. Love is larger than that abominable virus. Love is larger than any lockdown or its rules. Love can build a bridge where there is none. Love can spill over you like warm winter sun when you least expect it. Love is in the little things, as frequently as in the big things. Don't ever stop looking, and never forget to look inside the little things first! 

Just like Truth, Love found me again, and calmly sailed through this day with me. Making sure I am anchored to Him and confirming He's well and truly got this!