If you know my mom you know that when you're sick you get a meal, when you're tired you get a call, when you're down you get a prayer and if someone dies you get it all about 1000 times. She loves to visit people in the hospital, she and my dad will sit there all day just talking to a friend while they wait for news of a loved one, or pray with the doctors before surgery, they know how to love people. I'm so privileged to say that my parents have taught me how to love hurting people, they're an example to everyone in how to love people, ALL people.
This week I have gotten a chance to see people love them in return and been blessed every single time.
My mom got to the hospital at 5:22 am on Tuesday, one of her best friends Pat and her husband got there at 5 a.m. waiting for her. My dad had 9 people with him while my mom was in surgery; all of them friends that they have been with during a surgery, death, illness or hard time. I was asleep but Pat and Jeff they were there waiting at the hospital for my parents to arrive.
I got to the hospital after work and stayed for a few hours, Pat and Jeff were there with another great friend Mrs. Brenda.
Dinner will be at my parent's house every night this week and weekend so my none of us have to cook.
Its amazing to me how God gives us exactly what we need, exactly when we need it. Today Mrs. Liz brought my mom chocolate and sunflowers. What she didn't know, was that my mom had asked me to go buy her some flowers because she could use a little more sunshine in the house, 45 minutes later Liz walked in the door with 6 HUGE sunshiny flowers and chocolate, she had no idea what my mom had asked me to get her. Mrs. Dottie stopped by for a short visit this afternoon and stayed while I ran an errand.
I guess I say all these rambling things for one reason: don't ever think that your simple gestures of kindness and consideration go unnoticed. They will always come back 1,000,000 times over.
Thinking of all this kindness, this song has been playing in my head for days, name that tune!!!!!
Thank you for being a friend, traveling down the road and back again
Your heart is true your a pal and a confidant.
And if you threw a party, invited everyone you knew;
You would see the biggest gift would be from me and the card attached would say...
Thank you for being a friend.
(Lyrics by Andrew Gold)
Just as I have loved you; love one another. John 13:34
