It usually means I'll find a chip here, a tangle there, sometimes a random rhinestone just pops right out of its setting! These treasures need their own space, gentle treatment, a bit of wrapping!
At home I place them in dividers:
An assortment of brooches from early 1900's - 1960's.
Dividing these aging beauties gives me some control over their condition, and condition is everything to the collectors looking for these pieces.
Sometimes we try to separate life into dividers...
This does not have the same results!
We become a different person at work than we are at home. Our friends would be surprised to know we attend church on Sunday. Our belief in Jesus Christ has no bearing on our world view. Each facet of life neatly placed in its own box- just like these brooches!
Jesus told his disciples that, "All authority has been given to Me in Heaven and on earth."
His authority opens all those boxes we try to shut. Recognizing this frees us to live a life of integrity where we are honest with Him, others and ourselves!
The condition of my vintage jewelry may be better separated, but the condition of my heart is at its best undivided, completely given to Him!
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