Lost (the TV Show)

Well this had been mulling about in my mind for months and I think I'm finally ready to commit it to writing.

In February 2006 we discovered the show "Lost." My in-laws gave us several free movie rental coupons they had and we visited the local Blockbuster and rented the first season of "Lost" with those coupons.

Back then we didn't watch much TV. We didn't even know a show like "Lost" existed.

All of us were quickly attached to many of the characters and the plot line.

After being unemployed for 22 months, in February 2006 we knew the worst was coming as we had dwindled our retirement funds and savings down to nothing in hopes of hubby finding a job and being able to preserve our one remaining investment -- our house. But in February 2006 we knew that foreclosure was eminent and could not be avoided.

This was a devasting reality to my hubby and I. It felt as if our whole world was collapsing and we worried so for our children who already had suffered much depravation due to our circumstances.

Although I had been working five part-time jobs, it wasn't enough to pay the mortgage. And hubby was continuing to meet dead-ends. It was a bleak time. Little hope remained. What hope there was we tried to share with the kids so that they wouldn't feel as desperate as we were feeling.

Dh had worked for 19 years in the semi-conductor industry as an ASIC designer. When he was laid off in April 2004 it was such a shock. His job was being transferred overseas. There were thousands of laid-off engineers here. It was frustrating to fill out job application after job application only to learn that "you're over qualified." When dh did get to an interview, he was often told that they couldn't hire him because as soon as something better came along they thought he would be gone and the time they invested in training him would be gone with him. He pleaded with a few that he just wanted to work to feed his family and pay his bills -- to no avail.

And then along came "Lost." It's characters, who each were lost in their own ways, appealed to ALL of us~the sci-fi fan, the historical fan, the reality fan, the sports fan, and the fantasy fan. Even the plot line sometimes got lost it seemed in weird and twisted ways.

Escapism in its highest form. Because the girls all liked it so much, my in-laws kept renting continuing episodes for us (I think there were 3 episodes to a rental dvd). We were so hooked and I never saw such cooperation to complete chores or school work so we could all sit down together and watch another episode.

Somehow, huddling together by the glowing light cast from the TV, the Holy Spirit tugged on our hearts and we each came to realize in a very personal way that the Lord is always watching out for us. The pain of losing our home wasn't over, but the initial shock and disappointment that it wouldn't work out was eased by the hope that began to grow.

One of the "Lost" characters has a baby on the deserted island that their plane has crashed on. Shortly after the baby is born, there's a baptism of the child. Those scenes spoke volumes to all of us, even our (at that time) 6-year old. The hope of salvation is ever present. God is always with us.

So, that's my "Lost" post, for those who've been questioning me about it! Voila!