Getting Through

We love Nighthawks, by Edward Hopper. And that’s why I made my own version of it, years ago, to celebrate my son Ashton.

He is on the autism spectrum, and had been playing with my digital camera, and took a few selfies, before he even knew they were a thing 😂

I was so happy to find it as a puzzle. We spent time together as a family building it. Very soon, however, we realized a piece was missing. The colour was very distinct, but I still hoped it would show up, but it never did.

Heartbroken! Especially since we had planned to frame it!

Not really knowing what to do, I decided to contact the seller. They wrote me back:

“Thanks for reaching out about your recent order from us. I’m sorry to hear about your experience. This must be frustrating. I will do everything I can to make it right as soon as possible.

Please know this is extremely rare and uncommon, but it does happen as people in our warehouses are human and can make mistakes from time to time. We will save you the hassle of returning the item back to us and issue you a refund. You’re welcome to keep, donate or dispose of it – whichever option is most appropriate and convenient for you.

Once again, please accept our apologies for this inconvenience and let me know if there is anything else I can do for you.”

Well!!! The refund is $60.oo !

So, we decided to go ahead and have it framed at “Michael’s Art’s and Crafts” and asked that they make sure the missing piece is white, for maximum visibility.

It’s kind of poetic Art piece now, about our world.

In a book I read quite some time ago, “A Hidden Wholeness” Parker Palmer wrote about something that might be hard for me to explain. It’s to honour the unknown, unresolved thing… not rushing to find the answer, not accepting some counterfeit alternative to true resolution, and to accept the lack of closure… well… what I mean is, to be ok with the fact that there’s a piece missing… maybe one day we’ll find it? Maybe we won’t… it’s a symbol of our lives right now. There’s also an aspect about it of being thankful to God for what he has given us… paying attention to the 999 pieces that ARE THERE… and trusting him in the meantime.