My best friend of 34/35 years lost her Mom to a battle with cancer three years ago. Her Dad is in a nursing home and has been for quite sometime. He is still mentally sharp on some days ... and occasionally does something surprisingly positive. When Leslie called me tonight she said "I visited Daddy today." Oftentimes, these visits are filled with dread ... and this one she was sure could go badly ... she had to discuss with him what to do with the house ... his house. The one that where she spent her entire childhood ... the one where so many memories were created ... the one that has been sitting empty for far too long.
In their visit today, he told Leslie to go ahead and sell the house. He admitted that he realized he would never get to go home (he is in his 80s). He also said he knew that money was running low, and he didn't want her to have to worry about it any longer. He didn't want her to worry ... praise God!!
It's in situations like this that you realize how precious life is. It's in situations like this that you realize how precious your family is, how much of a treasure your friends are. It's in times like these that you let go of pettyness that keeps your heart pinched, that keeps you from actually living your life and loving others in the ways that God has designed you to love and live!
Today, I begin to love & live again ... for God!
Wishing you roses n rainbows!
Lisa
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