Lost and Found

So this week has been pretty fantastic, well up until 12 hours ago, but I'll vent about that in just a moment.

I purchased a beautiful Taylor KOA limited edition guitar this past week. I have fallen in love with it, which is a weird thing for me, because my other pride and joy is a 12 string acoustic Ovation and now it is having to fight for my love.

Ah well... I love them the same, just maybe in different ways ;)

The other great things about this week? Uhm.... I'm still kicking, still sane, and the world hasn't ended yet. Yep.... something to be happy about.

So what happened 12 hours ago? Yeaaaaaaaa, let me see. Short version..... I was in church, sat my keys down on the chair, placed my bag on top of them, went on stage to sing, and half an hour later, my bag is moved, and my keys missing. It's been 12 hours, and still no sign of them. How someone can pick up a ring with over 10+ keys on it and an orange pen light and not realize it is not theirs completely throws me for a loop. Life! Pfft!

I'm assuming that the whole thing was just an honest mistake, and someone will hopefully be turning them in tomorrow. I don't know what takes someone a day to do that, but nonetheless... I'll just be happy to have them back and not have to spend an arm and a leg paying for a new ignition key, tank key, house key, and box keys. What a total inconvenience, and huge expense for someone elses mistake. Crossing my fingers on this one. Lost and found, indeed! Well, the latter is still pending!

So tonight I bought some art by a fantastic artist by the name of Barbara Combs, and the proceeds goes to my church; so everyone was blessed all the way around.

I absolutely love Barbara's pieces. Her work varies, from the most simplest of concepts to some of the most dynamic. But even in the times when her work appears on the surface as a simple oil painting, watercolor, etc I have found that when you look with your spiritual eyes her work has a tendency to just shake you to the core at times.

The result of me buying a few of her pieces was due to a wonderful night spent at our family dinner at church. It... was... a.... BLAST! Between the food, the fellowship, and the uhm... friendly... competition during the art auction -- I couldn't have asked for a better time!!

Tonight reminded me that God continues to bless my socks off; and I can't help but sit here and just reflect on what an amazing Father I have. It never seizes to amaze me the things He does for me. In the mist of the craziest, most tumultuous time in my life, God has continued to put a smile on my face.

I bask in His greatness... I truly do.