This has been a recurring comedy for me. About two weeks ago I couldn't find my company ID badge. Looked all over the house for it. Finally went to to work and parked in the Temporary parking area and had to be let in. (Our badges have a swipe entry on them).
The next day I looked again and couldn't find the badge, and mentioned at breakfast that I was going to have to order another one. Which meant parking in Visitors again. And paying for the badge. And a new number. Headaches for me, and headaches for HR.
It wouldn't have been so bad except it's about the 5th time it's happened. My 14yo son was listening and said, "Oh, Dad, I forgot. I found your badge and clipped it on the vine."
"What vine?"
"The vine in the back yard. The one at the back fence at the extreme back of the back yard. Out back."
I went out there to get it. Here's a picture. WHY wouldn't a person think to bring it in?
Well, I can understand it; he was cutting the lawn and found it there on the grass from when I was cutting the lawn, right? And then forgot to bring it in because he had an ADD moment.
But I guarantee I never would have found it out there. Not until I'd bought yet another ID badge.
Well, so Monday I couldn't find my ID again. Looked through the whole house, everywhere I would normally put it and many places I wouldn't. I even checked in the fridge.
Couldn't find it. Went to work, determined to try again that night to find it.
When I got to work, I called home and asked my 14yo son whether he might know where it was. Clipped on the roof, perhaps? On the swingset? On the cat's collar?
No. He checked all my usual places for the crazy thing for me while I was on the phone. Long story short, he couldn't find it, and I had to buy another one. For another charge, get another number. Another hassle for me and HR.
When I got home, I found my ID badge (the old one) sitting on my nightstand. Momma had found it clipped to a laundry basket. I took the old one and cut it up (not good anymore) and clipped the new one on the basket and took this picture to post on this blog.
Right after that, I had to rush to eat breakfast and head on to work. Where I discovered, lo and behold, that my ID badge was... You guessed it... still clipped to the basket for the photo.
Sigh.
I wonder if anybody else out there has days like that?
But if you've lost your own Identity, let me lay a few verses on you:
Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.2Cor 5:17
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified together. Rom 8:16-17
What a glorious identity we have in Christ! Children and heirs of the kingdom, Adopted children of God Himself.
And that is reason enough to rejoice in this day God has made. :-)
Does losing your shoes count? Yeah, they are not clipped anywhere; but, I do find myself running all through the house to find the pair I need...and never where I even remembered pulling them off. Or maybe my cell phone? or my purse? Have always said I was going to paint my phone neon green and with glow in the dark paint just so I can find it!!
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