Amish Barn Raising - The Monday Morning Memo

A wonderful folk painting by Dolores Hackenberger.

“The Leather Was Red, and That Was Enough.

She didn’t open it.
Didn’t flip through the pages or read the blurb on the back.

She saw the red leather binding, the gold-foiled spine, and the satin ribbon peeking out like a tongue from a sleeping lion.
“This one,” she said.

I asked why.
She smiled. “It looks like it matters.”

Now here’s the part folks miss:
The cover was a signal. A promise. A trumpet before the king walks in.
And that promise was kept—because the words inside were worth the weight.

See, people say “Don’t judge a book by its cover”
…because they know they will.

We all do.
Every day.
It’s why peacocks prance and brands brand and suitors shine their shoes.

You only get one chance to make a first assumption.

Dress your words in their Sunday best.
And give the cover something to live up to.”

- A Randoe and in My Canoe. (An unnamed person within my circle of friends)

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