Ready and Waiting

 It started as an old blue shelf relegated to a place in the shed

where it housed garden tools and other miscellaneous items.

While looking for something the right size to hold my father's

small television in the dining area of our kitchen,

we remembered it.

My husband fashioned legs to make it stand a little taller.

 Then he painted it white to match the trim in the room.

And here it stands...

ready and waiting.

Completely "reborn" for a specific purpose and time--

to provide a place for the small television

so Dad can watch a favorite show in the morning as he eats his breakfast.

The other shelves will be used to house the games 

we frequently play at the table

and music books I use at the keyboard 

that fits snugly beside the shelf unit.

Sometimes I feel a bit like the shelf--

Reborn for a specific purpose and time.

Ready and waiting.

♪ Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!

Thou art the potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after thy will,
while I am waiting, yielded and still. ♪