I wrapped my hands around the familiar cup and tried to draw strength from it. It was from Thea's old Moss Rose set, remnant of careful scrimping and saving in her first year of marriage. Yet the mellow old cup now brought me no comfort, only a feeling of helplessness, of time slipping away. Sunday-best dishes gone to everyday and now to mismatched pieces. Like Thea and me Lorena McCourtney
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Thea's old Moss Rose set was an inexpensive set of dishes that were passed down from Thea's older sister. They were mismatched, but they were still dishes that Thea was born into and grew up with. Yet the cup that is the centerpiece of this set was a gift from her husband, who had married her for all the wrong reasons. When Thea finally gave up on him and walked away, she took with her all of the memories of their happy marriage and all of their efforts to make their marriage work.

She left behind the things that she had come to rely upon as signs that her marriage was real and lasting, only to be replaced by broken dishes, mismatched pieces, and empty memories. It is not always possible to prevent things from happening to us, but it is possible to prevent ourselves from becoming broken by these things.

Source: Invisible

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