Do you remember the song with this title?
‘The Best Things in Life are Free’
The moon belongs to everyone,
The best things in life are free.
The stars belong to everyone,
They gleam there for you and me.
The flowers in spring, the robins that sing,
The moonbeams that shine, they’re yours, they’re mine.
And love can come to everyone,
The best things in life are free.
Frank Sinatra recorded it and if you want to remember how it goes check it out on youtube.
I love picking wildflowers and keeping some right at my kitchen sink. They are a little bit of beauty right beside the place where a lot of the work and the mess happen in the kitchen. They are pretty and they are free! And they change throughout the summer so I always have a new selection to work with.
If you love a perennial garden like I do, you will also share that belief that the best things in life are free! I have about 20 big fat hostas in my garden and I didn’t pay for a single one. They all came from someone else’s hostas.
What else could you add to the list of free things in your life? How about a hug? The affection of a beloved pet? A beautiful view? A good story? A pretty picture? Some favourite music?
How about God’s love and salvation and forgiveness? They are free too! And talking to God, anytime, anywhere, is free and for everyone, no exceptions.