INSPIRASUNS

I was a little later than usual getting home last night. It’s a busy week at work, my desk and office for that matter, looked like a toddler had played in it all day, and before I knew it my day was gone. My husband was already home, he had some oral surgery yesterday so he worked from home in the afternoon. I swung by the store quickly to pick up a few things, (one of which was a rotisserie chicken from the deli), so we could have an easy dinner.

Once home I changed and we chatted about what to have with with that chix I had procured. I began preparing things while he sat at the counter across from me. We settled into what we generally do while cooking dinner, and we talked. He brought me up to speed about his surgery, (which went well), and we chatted about things at the office, the kids, (our oldest’s pictures of her garden crop), the world, etc. It’s what we do, especially at this time of the day, we just chat. I realized that my timing was totally off on the dinner prep, meaning potatoes were done way too early, and even had to be reheated a bit. It was at that point that my husband declared, “We talk too much”. I laughed and thought well maybe.

Can we really talk too much? I guess it depends on the situation, I mean if you’re sitting in a movie theater and are talking non-stop during the film, ya maybe 🙂 . I think better wording is, I don’t think we can communicate too much with our spouse, our kids, friends, strangers. That doesn’t mean we just talk non-stop, what I mean is I think the more we share, the more we communicate, not just talk, the closer we become.

We need more of this in our world. I think if we got back to sharing about ourselves, better yet, listening to others, having conversations, things would be brighter.

I’ve made a point lately to look at people as I walk in and out of the grocery store, a restaurant, the gas station, even look at the people in the car next to me at the stop sign. When they make eye contact, which is rarer than you think, I make a point to smile. Oh, and I get really crazy sometimes and even say, “Good morning” or “Hi”. You’d be amazed at the response, people genuinely smile back and even respond. It makes the day a little brighter for everyone.

So friends, maybe there are times when we can “talk too much”, however, I don’t think there is ever a time when we can over-communicate. Today, take the chance and say “Hi” to a stranger, thank the clerk at the local store, tell the server at the drive-through window to “Have a nice day”. Share a smile and share a bit of yourself. You might just be surprised how good you feel, and better yet, how much better you made the day for that person. Have a good day friends.

Continued prayers lifted for sweet Emily. The search continues as do the lifting of so many prayers for her safe return. Father, bring your child Emily home to her family. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.