Treasure Box

On Friday, Nick opens the door, nearly singing with delight, “Christine, someone left you a present!” Indeed, a mystery friend left an entire box of beautiful treasures, with the simple note, “Do you have any use for these?” Christine cupped each item in her hands. She exclaimed, “Look at this! It’s so beautiful…. (deep breath and gleeful noise) I can’t even imagine breaking it!” Body wiggling. A deep sigh of delight. 

We stood together honoring the treasures with reverence: the artistry of the red bowl, the blue vessel, a mug with variegated colors and textured edges, a box full of delights including a rose quartz heart-shaped stone. We noted the blue vessel could be a holder for colored pencils and pens. It could be so many things. We noticed the fracture, sharing a guess as to why the owner was ready to part with this item that we were all admiring. And the guessing began, "I wonder who this is from. Is this from Robin?"

This box of goodies was gifted to Christine because her friends and neighbors know that she transforms broken treasures into whole pieces of beauty and is inviting the community to join us in this project. 

We hope this project ... and its unfolding ... of people coming together to share their cares … will bring us all unexpected presents and presence, in a time of personal and national turmoil. Yes, it was you ... thank you, Robin, for your generous donation to this project. 

Side note: Hello Mosaics with Meaning (MWM) Community. If you have a very special broken plate or mug we welcome your donations. And Christine assures us that we're in very good shape with a wide selection of ceramics pieces.