A Crumb For Your Thoughts

Jaden has a cold, so he and I stayed home from church today. When Joe and Brynn walked in, he was laughing and took a picture of this crumb. He relayed the following story: Brynn got a roll of smarties from her teacher and ate them in the car on the way home. When she was half done she closed the wrapper and said she would share the rest with Jaden. A minute later, Joe heard the wrapper opening and Brynn eating more candies. She then announced she was going to give the last two to Jaden. A couple of minutes later the wrapper opened again and Brynn ate, yet, another candy. Looking at the last candy, she said she was going to bite it in half because "Jaden's too little to have a whole piece of candy." She then ate half of the quarter, and, finally, all but the tiny crumb that you see in this photo. Jaden tried to put it in his mouth but it was so small, it just stuck to his lip. He didn't even know it wasn't in his mouth. Bless her heart for thinking of her brother and for trying so hard to save something for him. If only we lived closer to our church building, maybe he would have gotten a whole smartie or maybe two.



We thought of the lesson in this. Like Brynnley, we are all trying to be our best selves, but we are human, and how often we fall short. What will we have to offer when all is said and done? A whole part, or a crumb?