Mar 17

Written by: Tim Van Arsdale
3/17/2009 1:20 PM

Spring arrived early for me. I sat on the step of my porch during a lunch break enjoying the warm, bright sunshine. When suddenly a honeybee buzzed over my noggin heading for a small patch of crocuses blooming in my wife's garden bed. I thought: WHOA!! My first bee sighting of the year.

The bee found the flowers and went straight to work. It  floated clumsily around the purple petals as if today was its first day of flight. The bee gathered pollen with each landing. Its dainty legs slowly inflating with the orange dust until it looked like a child wearing floaties at the city pool.

It was so cool to watch. I'm not going to try and make some spiritual or biblical connection between this experience and the cafe or my life and ministry. Those of you who read these e-news updates and our monthly newsletters probably have a good understanding of our ministry and our needs. I simply wanted to share with you, my supporters and friends, what I witnessed this afternoon.

Almost every day I'm asked by my wife and friends, "How was your day?" 

I usually reply in a monotone voice, "Fine." (The way Lurch from The Addams Family would reply, "You Rang?")

Today wasn't fine. Today was good.

 

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