Blessings in the chaos …

Blessings in the chaos …

My friend entered the hospital for her complex spine surgery on March 17 - St. Patrick's Day. With it being St. Patrick's Day, she wore bright green "pinch-proof" socks for her surgery. What a great sense of humor!Just…
Love accepts help.

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)

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 gentle.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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…