A World in a Drop

A World in a Drop

September 25, 2026

This morning I noticed a little world hanging on the fence at The Point.

A line of tiny drops of water… and one little drop in particular caught my eye. It was holding the bright orange of the sunrise, and if you looked closely, you could even see the reflection of a tree inside it.

Just one little drop of water.

It made me think about the little worlds we each live in every day.

We can’t fix the whole world. We can’t change everything that’s happening around us. But we do have our own little world — the people we love, the things we do, the kindness we give, the smiles we share, and the little pieces of beauty we choose to notice.

Maybe that’s enough.

Maybe our job isn’t to change the whole world…

Maybe it’s simply to make our little corner of it a little brighter.

And if a tiny drop of water can hold a sunrise and a tree…

I’m thinking there’s probably a whole lot more in our little worlds than we sometimes realize. 😊

The Point, Pascagoula MS

 

Where Are We All Going?

 

Where Are We All Going?

This morning I stopped for a moment and watched the traffic at the intersection.

The light turned green and here they came…

One car, then another, then another — a long line of people headed to work, headed somewhere, headed to whatever the day had waiting for them.

Nobody seemed to be going very slowly.

It made me think about how much of our lives we spend hurrying to get somewhere.

We’re always looking at the clock.

Hurrying to work.

Hurrying home.

Hurrying to the next thing.

And sometimes I wonder…

Where are we all going in such a hurry?

Maybe every once in a while we need to miss the green light.

Take the long way.

Look out the window.

Notice the sunrise.

Or just sit still for a minute and remember that getting there isn’t the only part of living.

Of course… I say that as I watch everybody else race through the intersection. 😂

Maybe that’s why Alabama’s I’m in a Hurry was playing in my head when I took this picture.  

WHEN YOUR LIGHT GETS DIM

 

I saw this old lamp sitting beside the road this morning.

It had obviously seen better days.

Its shade was leaning to one side, its neck wasn’t quite as straight as it used to be, and I’m guessing its light probably wasn’t as bright as it once was.

And apparently, when your light gets dim and your head isn’t as straight as it used to be…

they set you out by the road to be picked up. 😟😂

I stood there looking at it and thought…

Well, that’s a little too close to home.

Because maybe getting older means our shades get a little crooked, our backs don’t stand quite as straight, and our light doesn’t shine quite as far down the road as it used to.

But here's the thing…

A lamp doesn’t have to be new to still give somebody light.

Sometimes an old lamp has spent years lighting somebody else’s way.

Maybe we’re not meant to be thrown away just because we’ve got a few bends, a few scratches, and a shade that doesn’t quite sit straight anymore.

Maybe we just need somebody to plug us in somewhere new. ❤️

And if nobody comes along to pick us up…

Well…

I know a guy with a camera who might take our picture. 😂📷