Since Captain Hook lives at our house, we often have some "issues" with things disappearing.
Usually, it's no big deal.
Other times....
Last night, I was cooking dinner and I noticed that Captain Hook was on the move.
He was "wearing" his hook and mumbling about how he takes things.
I was talking to our nanny and cooking while also watching Hook scope around for prey.
Didn't think much of it.
As the kids were finishing up eating, I started to clean the kitchen.
In my haste to do so, I noticed that one of my two rings that I put on the window sill above the sink was gone.
Pressing pause here, let me explain.
I have two precious rings (and some others I love).
One ring I got when I was in Mexico after learning that Seth would be born in six weeks and would be my son.
(The other is my Leah ring).
Seth's ring was purchased in Mexico (his birth father is Latino) and carries a tanzanite stone (since his birth mama is of African descent). It's very precious to me.
And very expensive. (sigh)
Back to last night....
When I saw that Seth's ring was missing, I didn't think much of it because I figured it was close by.
But as I moved dishes and scoured the sink, stuck my hand in the disposal and cleaned every bit of gunk out, it was clear it was gone.
I started to panic.
And started to pray out loud:
"Lord, show me where it is. Lord, please."
Then it finally hit me that Captain Hook might have played a role in its disappearance.
As I approached the dining room table I said, "Seth, I need to know if you took mama's ring."
"Neva!", came the immediate response.
*I chuckled*
I took a deep breath and remained calm (a miracle in itself).
"Captain Hook, I cannot play right now. This is very important. Did you take my ring?"
"It's in Neverland!"
*More breathing....*
"Can you please show me where Neverland is?"
'Hook then took me to another cupboard and told me it was "up there".
But it wasn't.
Panic coming....
"Seth, I really need to know where the ring is."
We looked in the same area (Neverland) together and finally found it, underneath too much unsorted crap.
THANK YOU JESUS.
Here's the precious part.
Seth turned to go back to playing and eating but I called him into the living room with me so we could chat. I was totally calm and was holding him while I spoke:
"Seth, I want to tell you why this ring is so important to me. I got this ring when you were getting ready to come home to Mommy. I got it so that I could always remember our journey to each other. I got it because when I wear it, I think of you. When I look at it, I pray for you. This ring is very special to me because you mean the world to me. And I love you."
I told him all of that because I thought it would be a good reminder to respect people's property. What I didn't expect was for him to burst into tears and lay sobbing on my lap for the next five minutes. I'm not really sure why he was crying or so emotional because he didn't have words he could share, but I am certain that he understood the depth of what I was telling him.
And I'm oh so grateful for my Captain Hook.
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