good gifts

July 23, 2004

We have a bathroom in our house that has an ugly yellow sink. It has me a bit stumped as far as decorating goes. I’d prefer white but don’t want to shell out the cash for a new one–it’s not that important to me. I contemplated painting it or trying to work it into the decorating scheme somehow but I’ve left that bathroom untouched because I just don’t know what to do with it. It’s not something that I’ve lost sleep over, just something that bugs me.

So an interesting thing happened. I was taking a walk with my kids yesterday when I spotted a sink on the side of the road ready for the garbage truck. (It appeared someone was renovating their bathroom and didn’t need the sink anymore.) It was white, the right size and in good shape. The only thing I didn’t like about it was the faucet but I figured it’s better to buy a new faucet than to buy a new sink. So I went home, got the car and loaded it up. “Sweet!” I thought.

Then I went on a quest to see how much a new faucet would cost me. Bottom line: at least $40. A new faucet isn’t worth $40 to me either. OK, so maybe I’ll have to put up with an ugly faucet. Better that than a yellow sink. I decided to be grateful for the white sink.

So then I was out running this morning and guess what I found on the side of the road? Right. A white sink, right size, in good shape but this time, decent hardware. I don’t know what the chances are of finding two sinks on the side of the road (i.e. free) within 15 hours of each other, but hey, I wasn’t asking questions.

When I came home with my second sink this morning, my husband asked, “What are you going to do with two sinks? Maybe you should go into the sink business.” (Though sarcastic he figured there was method to my madness as there usually is–whether he agrees with it or not.) I told him my plan to replace our ugly yellow sink to which he replied, “That’s cool–it’s like an unprayed-for answer to prayer.” My thoughts exactly.

Admittedly, it was probably silly, definitely insignificant and not very important in the big scheme of things but I was pretty stoked. I don’t want to overspiritualize it but I wonder if God worked it out for me not only to find a free sink, but to find two so I could choose–just because He can. I’m sure some would say that as I was enjoying my little scavenger hunt God was more likely directing His attention toward world peace and issues of that caliber. Yeah I’m sure He was, but He’s God so I say He was also enjoying my little adventure at the same time. I say He really is interested in the small details of our lives and He enjoys giving us good things. How do I know? Check out Matthew 10:30 and James 1:17.

Category: Deep Thoughts

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