Madame Blueberry

I have had this post on my mind for almost two years. It is actually one of the reasons I wanted to start a blog. The Lord taught me many lessons when we moved, and this was one that I did not want to forget. 

When we moved from Florida to Michigan, the company that Phil currently works for, offered to pay for our moving expenses. We hired a professional moving company and they packed up our things and then loaded and unloaded them. It was a complete LUXURY and the best gift anyone could give a new mom with a newborn baby. The moving process was really interesting to watch. After the moving company packs everything up, they go around and label EVERYTHING with a number. When I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING...even a cup of pens, a stray shoe under the bed...Everything gets a number. It's a wonderful process for taking inventory and helps them keep track of anything that may be damaged while being moved. Typically, you don't really think of the exact number of things you have, so when you see the man pull off the sticker 245 you think, "Wow, I have so much stuff." I cannot find the sheet that had the final number, but I am positive it went up to the 300's. After viewing the final number during our move, my teacher brain went immediately to the "Madame Blueberry" episode on Veggie Tales. In case you have never seen this episode, here is the plot summary from IMDb, 

"Even though Madame Blueberry lives in a nice treehouse, and has lots of friends, she is still upset because she always thinks she needs more "stuff". When a new Stuff-Mart superstore opens up near her home, she loads up with everything she can, but is still sad. Eventually, Madame Blueberry learns that it's important to be thankful for what you already have." 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0500166/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl

I felt like Madame Blueberry. We had SO MUCH stuff. I felt convicted because there were so many moments during the years we lived in that house that I felt we needed more. I felt like our house was "empty" in some rooms. I felt like it was not good enough or pretty enough... and then I saw that number...and I realized we had more than enough...more than we would ever need. Which then led me to see even further...Our Heavenly Father has given us the thing we need the most...our salvation. It is crazy how much meaning those moving stickers have to me. Every time I pull out a Christmas decoration from the basement or a random object from the garage, I find one of those stickers, and I am reminded of this lesson all over again.