Wow.
6:30.
I could get used to this.
I'm somewhat cognizant of my surroundings now, perched in the Chair with a cup of hot Elixir.
A soft, thick fog turns the sun into a soft bright hole shining through a blanket.
A car crunches around the turn in front of the Little House, followed by Frank who is pedaling his bike downtown for some breakfast.
The new neighbors' flag isn't moving, the morning so still that even the birds are quiet.
I sip Elixir, staring out into the grey world while my mind wanders down dusty aisles lined with memories & thoughts.
Huh.
Now why did it dust off that?
Is that - yeah, it is.
The Oscar Mayer "Bologna" song.
Really?
"My bologna has a first name..."
The song plays as I see the little kid sitting on the curb with his sandwich. The jingle finishes with that curly little head bobbing emphatically.
"'Cause Oscar Mayer has a way with B-O-L-O-G-N-A."
Huh.
I stare into the cup, checking the Elixir for signs of fermentation.
Nope.
Another thought forms.
I wonder who wrote that song?
I stiffly lumber over to the laptop.
A few key taps and the Web tells me it was a Christian comedian named Mike Williams.
Figures, eh?
A Christian brother writes a goofy little jingle that has me grinning, 40 years after the fact.
A very little thing in the realm of music, literature, marketing, and media.
And still, I remember THAT this morning.
I'm not remembering caviar, steak, French cuisine, or funnel cakes.
I'm remembering bologna.
A sip of the Elixir makes my mind chuckle as it reminds me.
"Hey -
Now don't be puttin' down bologna. 'Cause, really, it's ALL bologna."
Yeah. Really.
It's all little things.
It's the little things that matter.
Sometimes more than I think.
Another thought pops up.
Oh. Sure.
And there's that.
He really likes it when I do just the simplest things for others in His name.
Like a giving a cup of cool water to the thirsty.
Little things.
The stuff that shows His love to others. That He cares.
Huh. I know a little ditty that is gonna be with me all day today.
A good reminder of why I'm here on this planet.
"Je-sus says He loves it so...
when I hand out cups of H-2-O."