Ssssh! It happens.
It’s our first day back at work today. I may have mentioned the small matter of a wedding in the family… The thing is that I have a really nasty cough. I’ve had three covid tests but am awaiting the results of a fourth, just in case. It started the day after the wedding. Then got progressively worse until now it sounds like I smoke forty a day. Life doesn’t always go to plan does it? At least mine rarely does. This last week when I should have been off, I’ve been caught up with work stuff that took a lot of time and energy. Ssssh! It happens sometimes. I have strong boundaries but this got through regardless. So today I’m sat resting and coughing. Yesterday we were at Clacton celebrating Joel’s birthday on our day off. As Chris and I escaped the noise of the pier, I felt God call me to the waters edge. Not for a swim, but to stay at the edge. And as I waited, I found treasure. One of the biggest pieces of sea glass I’ve ever seen. I’m reminded that like sea glass, we are tossed about