The Easter Dress

I always loved seeing the little girls come to church on Easter, so proud of their pretty new dresses. We had a family in our church who had three daughters. Their mother always made them spectacular Easter dresses. You can imagine my joy when early one spring she came to me and wanted to bless me by making my daughter an Easter dress. This would become my all time favorite dress. With her help, a pattern was picked and material was decided upon. Alysse would occasionally go to their home for measurements. Initially this dress seemed like any other... that is until the very end. When others would have been done, and would of had a nice solid dress, this seamstress kept going. She added a special eyelet peek-a-boo slip, a matching hair bow, trimmed socks and even a matching purse with a little bunny! The collar was full of special details. This was no longer an ordinary dress, it was an extraordinary ensemble. What made this dress go from ordinary to extraordinary was all the little details added at the end. This concept continues to challenge me. I want to go from ordinary to extraordinary and I know it is in the details. The small stuff that adds up. The little extras that are performed when others finish their job. Jesus lived the life of an extraordinary example for us. Always going the extra mile, loving the unlovable, showing kindness to the ungrateful. Help me Lord not to be satisfied with the ordinary but to pursue the extraordinary! (Read: Matthew 5:38-48)