Every sock has a match. Except for the ones that get lost. Except for the ones I’m certain were in the pile when I put them in the washer and didn’t come out when I took them out of the dryer. Where the heck did those socks go? How did they get lost? How can a sock run away? Honestly. I have enough trouble keeping track of my schedule, what groceries we need, my hard working husband, my busy kids, and my dog who also steals socks, but not those socks.
How does a perplexed woman match socks when some of the missing matches are lost?
How does a perplexed woman match what she’d like to do with the amount of time she has when so much time is lost scrolling Instagram (here’s looking at you, Lisa) or doing chores that belong to other people in my house or worrying whether I am enough of a mom/wife/daughter/pastor/neighbor/friend/human.
How do you match socks?
Sometimes, perhaps, you just don’t. You put one with the other and if they both fit on a foot, they match! You live your life and be gentle when you’ve lost time. And wearing whatever socks happen to fit your feet, you stop searching for what you’ve lost.
Lisa Lewton 