I am not a usually sentimental person. Oh sure, I save a few things that my children have given me, and I have all the love notes and cards that the man that is my wonderful husband has given me in our 17 years together. BUT, for the most part, I throw away all the little drawings, colored pictures, and refrigerator art that decorates the life of a mom of three little ones. I have enough clutter in my life, I do not need to keep everything!
Recently, however, the children and I cracked open Mommy’s treasure box, the mysterious hope chest at the foot of my bed. The children were in awe at what Mommy considered to be treasures. The ring box from my engagement ring, the shirt that Daddy was wearing when our darling daughter was announced as coming into our loves which just so happened to be the shirt he was wearing when she was born, all their coming home outfits, all their first Christmas outfits. What a treasure trove of memories. Oh how the children loved seeing their “past” brought to life by real and tangible items.
This made me think about the verse that is so relevant to our modern “I need more society” which is Matthew 6:21. I like how the NIV states it, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” I understand that Christ was telling us to store our treasures up in heaven, but it made me stop and think, what is really important to me here on earth? What are my treasures?
Certainly my husband is a treasure. He was chosen and made just for me, a person can’t get more precious than that! All of my children (the ones here and the little one that we are waiting for his big arrival) are all treasures. They are a reward, a gift from a loving God that gave me the man that is their father! My family, brothers, sisters, parents, all of them are a treasure. They have also been gifted to me to enjoy and create lasting memories with. My friends are treasures because, after all, they are the family that we choose to love! Perhaps the greatest treasure that I have been given is that of my life in Christ. I can be me and I am wonderful to Him! What a treasure that is!
I will continue to purge my gifts from my family and children. I will continue to store things that are of the utmost importance to me. I will continue to cherish my friends and family and save mementos of my life to look at as I walk down memory lane. Let me ask you, what are your treasures? Where does your heart lie?
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