It’s been a week. Has it been a week for you? Honestly, I think a lot of things came together this week to make it just one of those weeks. You know about “those weeks”, right? When everything seems to be a major ordeal or somehow it becomes more than what you anticipated?

A long awaited dental appointment for some dental issues that needed to be taken care of. A couple of meetings where I had responsibilities and even though they went well, I was a little apprehensive.

Then there was the anniversary of my mom’s birthday. She would have been 96 this week and it hit me hard. All those pictures that come up in my memories on Facebook and in other places just reminded me how much I miss her.

And then…

As I was getting dressed I noticed that I was missing a stone out of my anniversary ring. It it comprised of 7 small diamonds and I love that ring. Chris got it for me for our 12th anniversary (so a few years ago) but I love it because he picked it out and totally surprised me with it. I have had some difficulties with losing diamonds out of my engagement ring before but this was a new one. I was crushed. Because it was so tiny and I have been so many places I knew it was. a total loss and would never be found.

After my dental appointment I sat on the couch to love on some cats and I saw a piece of one of their metallic crinkle balls on the fabric so reached over to pick it up to throw away so they would not eat it. When I picked it up I realized it was not the crinkle ball I thought it was — IT WAS THE DIAMOND! That small little diamond shaped piece was my diamond. What are the odds that I would find it? I would say one in a million!!! Now that deserves an exclamation mark or two.

So what is the message I was supposed to receive today? Don’t give up hope. You just never know how God is going to speak to you. Today he spoke to me through a lost and found diamond.