Loved to pieces

Have you ever read the story of the Velveteen Rabbit?

It's a children's story about a little boy who had a stuffed rabbit.  He loved the rabbit so much that it became tattered, worn and shabby but in the process it became REAL

The poor little rabbit was missing it's eyes and it's stuffing was falling out

but because it was loved so much, those things didn't matter

You see, once love makes you real you can't be ugly, except

to people who don't understand

There are those who believe if it's broke or old

it's useless and has no value

But we "junkers" know that's simply not true

When we find those things that have been loved to pieces

we take those well worn pieces and create something else to LOVE!

that's exactly what I did this week

I took an old frame, some old architectural pieces

and created something I LOVE

I love how all the pieces came together to make

a beautiful new creation

And that's what God does with us

He looks at the pieces of our lives

the good, the bad, the ugly

and loves us anyway!!  

You are not junk, you are God’s treasure. 

God does not make junk nor does He make mistakes. 

You are so valuable to God that He sent His only begotten Son, 

Jesus Christ, to redeem you.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, 

he is a new creation; old things have passed away; 

behold, all things have become new  - 2 Corinthians 5:17

Every Little Birdie says

Amen