it’s tuesday.

today’s positive post is for my friend david. he and his family have been coming to our church for at least the last decade. david and carla are wonderful, giving people.

i was thinking about him because another friend of mine is getting married in november and was asking me about my wedding ring.

this wedding ring:

that got me thinking about david.

see, david is a machinist at Del Monte and is also quite resourceful in working with metal. he fashioned my ring out of a lump of titanium. then he fashioned a smaller duplicate of it for times when kelly needed a more…utilitarian ring (peru isn’t really the best place for a diamond).

i was thinking about david and how he made my ring and how he did so freely. and that still encourages me a lot.

it isn’t often that people give things like this freely anymore. while that is somewhat sad, it makes the rare instances of generosity even more meaningful.

now, when i see my ring i think of my wife, my marriage and the life before us. but i also think of david and carla and how richly they have blessed us with their love and generosity.

be positive!

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