Applesauce

When I couldn't get all the applesauce out of the jar, I turned it upside down and set it on it's lid. A few minutes later I took the lid off and, plop, more applesauce came out of the jar. Unfortunately about that time I dropped the plastic jar on the floor....lid off, of course! Grrrr....applesauce all over the floor. I got a sponge to wipe up the applesauce from the floor and discovered it had also gotten on the dinning room carpet and all over a magazine rack. Now I'm really NOT HAPPY! Once I started cleaning up the applesauce I found much more dirt and dust and wound up cleaning more than I started out to clean. I only started out to put the applesauce in a smaller container and ended up with a clean floor and magazine rack.

That happens to me in other areas. The lid comes off and I spew applesauce everywhere. In trying to clean up my mess, I discover other issues that haven't been dealt with (i.e. resentment, selfishness, pride). More cleaning to do, more forgiveness to be received, more grace to be used.

Today, my floor and magazine rack are clean, but there'll be more applesauce jars to open.....