Love is stable!
After my friend’s spine surgery, her walker became her stability. Her walker empowered her to function in life like normal. Her walker was her “freedom.” If she wanted to get up out of bed and move to the…
Love accepts help.
Hubby has not had to travel for work in over 5 years. His company is not exactly thriving at the present – there are budget cuts and layoffs. Yet … the very week we had my friend come…
Love listens – (part 2)
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about how “Love Listens.” The main thought was that in our world of constant distractions and only half-paying attention, love takes the time to listen completely when others are sharing their…
Love is selfless. Love sacrifices.
For the past few weeks hubby and I have had a ramp up the front steps of our home. As you can see here … “Why??” you might be wondering. My friend recently had complex spine surgery, and…
Love is gentle.
I just have to say, it is so unnerving driving a fragile wounded person home from the hospital! My friend had complex spine surgery on Monday and just 5 days later the hospital was ready to discharge her. …
Love is not easily angered.
I’ve been thinking about blood transfusions today. My dear friend in southern California has been texting me asking prayer for her granddaughter who wound up in the ICU. Due to the serious nature of the medical emergency, her…
Love protects.
My friend’s complex spine surgery was on Monday. By Saturday the hospital was ready to discharge her … which seemed rather insane to me, considering how intense her surgery was! But by Saturday she herself was more than…
Love is kind.
I do not have much experience when it comes to hospitals. Basically, my only experience with hospitalization was when I had my babies. Therefore, I assumed that after my friend’s intense spine surgery, her hospital stay would probably…
Love is patient.
Whenever I have thought about the topic of patience in the past, it has always been in terms of “short-term” patience. However, after walking with my friend this past week & a half through her intense complex spine…
Love starts with God!
When God first created the world, at the beginning of all time, everything was spectacularly perfect. In the opening chapters of Genesis, in the Bible, we see that God delighted in having a close relationship with the very…