Repair Kit

Not sure how it happened, but today was a set aside for repair.  It wasn’t the usual light bulb burnout or splintered gate, it was friendship.  And for some reason, my tool box was well equipped.

We forget that friendships require the same attention as a home.  The foundation needs to be checked now and then.  The fence needs mending to make sure the boundaries are there, but that there is gate that swings open as needed.  The fires need to be stoked and tended to keep the home warm.  And of course, one needs to open up and let the breeze sweep through and lighten the air within.

So today my laundry stayed soiled. The carpets are musty.  The tables need dusting.  But the friendship is tended to, cared for, repaired.  And that brings me home.