The Weekend Project

 

This weekend a new life was celebrated in my home.

We pulled out the china and silverware and honored a sweet friend

and her baby girl to be.

I spent the afternoon with hands in a sink full of bubbles thinking.....

Often china and silver seem like a frivolous thing to own.  

You may use it a few times a year, if that. 

{Especially when your home is full of little people}.

But china and silver have a past story, a present story, and a future story.

I have a buffet stacked full of china.

China that belonged to my dad's mom.

China that belonged to my dad's grandmother.  

{He can't remember it never being in her home}.

China that was given to me as wedding gifts.

With each piece that I washed, my mind was filled with precious memories of my Granny Jewell.  

I remembered her beautiful smile.  I could hear her giggly laughter.

 I couldn't help but miss her greatly and remember my best days with her.

With each piece that I washed, my mind was filled with memories of my wedding showers.

I remembered vivid details of the love that was bestowed upon me as a bride 

waiting in anticipation to marry her groom.

I remembered the person who gave me each piece.

And as I washed, I prayed for them and for their families.

With each piece that I washed old and new, 

I gave thanks for my mom who taught me that some celebrations in life are worth china and silver.  

With each piece that I washed old and new, 

I gave thanks for the generosity that was given to me through these pieces.  

With each piece that I washed old, I thought about the celebrations of generations past.  

With each piece that I washed old and new,  

I thought about celebrations of our present: marriages, babies, family.....

With each piece that I washed old and new, 

I thought about celebrations of our future: graduations, marriages, grandchildren, showers.....

These pieces of china and silver are not so frivolous.  They hold deep meaning.

And while I may not use them as often as I should, 

they hold deep history, memory and thankfulness to me.

I hope my children will set their tables with china and silver

, as they host celebrations of their own,

 and remember their past, present, and future story.

Thanks mom!