Freezer for Sale
Read: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
Far be it from me to use the Lenten Devotion book for a classified ad, but this is no ordinary freezer. For over a year it held the warmth and love of this congregation and served as a daily reminder of same. The gifts this freezer served day after day gave us much needed relief, inspiration, and devotion to keep on going and overcome.
Almost 5 years ago, as soon as I got home from the hospital, food just started showing up at our house. Friends brought it, I got messages to stop and pick up a load here and there, and mysterious packages of edibles started piling up. Soon it became overwhelming, even I couldn’t eat it all, and I eat A Lot. I filled the 2 freezers at home that we used to keep our fresh caught fish in. I was borrowing freezer space from all the neighbors. Then one day my neighbor came with his son and a large box and said, “OK Ron, enough is enough, when JeriLynn comes home you aren’t going to have time to run around the neighborhood collecting up dinner every night. You might as well go shopping.” And with that, they took a new freezer to the basement for me and the next thing I knew, everyone who’d been storing gifts of food brought it and filled the freezer for us.
I realized later what a game changer that was for me. Jeri was gone for so long I think subconsciously I was thinking I’d always be alone. I didn’t like it. That freezer full of food from this congregation reminded me that Jeri was coming home someday, and so, I started making ready as best as I could. Finally, after almost 6 months she did come home, and boy, was I glad to have that food. For nearly a year I didn’t have to worry about dinners. Don’t get me wrong, I did plenty of shopping and cooking, but when we were running too late, out of time, or just too exhausted, I knew I could go to the freezer and pull out something to make us happy.
Speaking of happy, that’s what we are now, thanks in no small part to the love and gifts of our GPUMC congregation. And so, I think it’s time to Re-Gift the freezer to someone else to store love and warmth. (Hmmm think about that one for a minute.) It’s really not for sale, it’s free to a good home. If you know of someone who could use it, please let me know.
Ron Draper
Read: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
Far be it from me to use the Lenten Devotion book for a classified ad, but this is no ordinary freezer. For over a year it held the warmth and love of this congregation and served as a daily reminder of same. The gifts this freezer served day after day gave us much needed relief, inspiration, and devotion to keep on going and overcome.
Almost 5 years ago, as soon as I got home from the hospital, food just started showing up at our house. Friends brought it, I got messages to stop and pick up a load here and there, and mysterious packages of edibles started piling up. Soon it became overwhelming, even I couldn’t eat it all, and I eat A Lot. I filled the 2 freezers at home that we used to keep our fresh caught fish in. I was borrowing freezer space from all the neighbors. Then one day my neighbor came with his son and a large box and said, “OK Ron, enough is enough, when JeriLynn comes home you aren’t going to have time to run around the neighborhood collecting up dinner every night. You might as well go shopping.” And with that, they took a new freezer to the basement for me and the next thing I knew, everyone who’d been storing gifts of food brought it and filled the freezer for us.
I realized later what a game changer that was for me. Jeri was gone for so long I think subconsciously I was thinking I’d always be alone. I didn’t like it. That freezer full of food from this congregation reminded me that Jeri was coming home someday, and so, I started making ready as best as I could. Finally, after almost 6 months she did come home, and boy, was I glad to have that food. For nearly a year I didn’t have to worry about dinners. Don’t get me wrong, I did plenty of shopping and cooking, but when we were running too late, out of time, or just too exhausted, I knew I could go to the freezer and pull out something to make us happy.
Speaking of happy, that’s what we are now, thanks in no small part to the love and gifts of our GPUMC congregation. And so, I think it’s time to Re-Gift the freezer to someone else to store love and warmth. (Hmmm think about that one for a minute.) It’s really not for sale, it’s free to a good home. If you know of someone who could use it, please let me know.
Ron Draper
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