Indicators

This morning, on our kitchen counter, there was a to-go cup from Mancino's restaurant -- a signal that one of my guys had lunch there, probably the reuben.

a tiny orange light indicates a Hot Surface on the stove top

a ding from the Chicken
signals that dinner is ready ...
... or perhaps that time is up

an empty cardboard tube
will soon hint at the need
for a new roll of paper towel

some years ago, the guys
acquired a Mood Indicator,
a gift for us girls

a tree for me

an apple for daughter/sister

that apple didn't
fall far from the tree

-- Dad

Much the same way fruit appears in an orchard,
God brings gifts into our lives:

—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity.
We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely.
Galatians 5:22 MSG

love
joy
peace
forbearance
kindness
goodness
faithfulness
gentleness
self-control

Gifts.

As indicators?

Rw
.