A Mouse, A Mirror, and A Moral

The Mouse

We had a mouse in the house.  Kent called me into the bathroom one night and said, "Get a broom, there's a mouse in here."  I got the broom.  The mouse was hiding in the towels on the rack over the toilet.  He had poked his head out and he and Kent each gave the other a fright.  

With broom in hand, Kent began to take off one layer of towels at a time, the mouse jumped off and onto the floor, and Kent was after him with the broom.  Mr. Mouse skittled across the room, through the door, and immediately scooted under the linen closet door.  

We couldn't find him in there.

So, I set a trap there and another one in the bathroom.  Days went by, and there was no mouse in the trap; however, I started seeing mouse evidence in the kitchen.  So, I set more traps.  I bought different traps.  Mr. Mouse was very clever and eluded all attempts to capture him.  Mr. Mouse was making me mad.

This morning though, even before my 5:30 alarm went off, I heard noises from the bathroom.  Then Kent came out carrying Mr. Mouse by the tail.  "I got the mouse," Kent said triumphantly.  "He was back in the towels."  But then he said, "I broke the mirror that is in the bathroom."

The Mirror

The mirror has a story to it.  It was in my Grandma Opal's house.  The house that is falling down now.  I have always loved that mirror, and one day (years ago) I asked Uncle Jim if I could have it.  He said, "Yes."

It is old and foggy, and the frame is cracked in a few places, but I love it.  I hadn't hung it, because I don't really have a good place to hang it, but I planned to some day.

I was really said, but I didn't tell Kent, because I didn't want to make him feel bad.  It's just a thing, even though it is a precious thing to me.

When I looked at it though, it wasn't any more broken or cracked than it had been, the mirror just came out of the frame.  It can be repaired.  It just needs to be secured.  After I do that, I will hang it."

The Moral

There is a moral to this story.  I have been thinking a lot about relationships lately.  There are some relationships near to me that are broken right now.  It has made me very sad.  I would really like to see them restored.  I don't know if it can or will happen, but the mirror gives me hope.  The mirror can be fixed.  With God's wisdom and grace, the relationships can be healed.  

Lord, haste the day, when there will be no more broken mirrors or relationships.