Just One Sock

     If you do laundry, then you are probably familiar with the missing-sock phenomenon. Right now there are 9 socks (I counted them!) sitting in my laundry basket wondering why they aren’t snuggly tucked away with their partner in a cozy drawer. I am as confused as they are because I have no idea where their partners are. I suspect there are a few lurking down behind teenager beds or maybe a couple of them have been unjustly mismatched with another sock. I assume that whenever we move we will find at least half of these absent socks, so I let the lonely socks sit in the basket and wait. There are times in life that feel like one-sock moments. I felt this way when I could not have children. It seemed like every woman in the world could have children except me. I felt like I was sitting in the one-sock pile. I have heard single adults describe one-sock feelings as they search for that elusive mate. Sometimes we feel one-socked in our spiritual journey. When will the door open? When will God set the wheels in motion? There are times that our whole lives feel like that buried sock at the bottom of the pile. Take courage one-sock people! The Master of the Universe knit you (Psalms 139:13-16), and He knows your name (Isaiah 43:1). So do not look around and let your heart be afraid, but look upward and let your faith fly! There are about 28,800 YouTube videos that come up on a ‘one sock craft’ search. Some really neat ideas! I am starting to envision these 9 solitary socks as snowmen, bunnies, puppets, dog toys, koala bears, pencil cases, flowers... thanks to YouTube creatives. Despite popular belief, single socks are not useless! They just need an open mind and a creative touch to be transformed into something useful and noteworthy. Today you might feel like that lonely sock, but start looking up because the Creator’s eye is fixed on you.

(Photo credit: By Scott Bauer - United States Department of Agriculture (link), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26970)