Love covers.
A small patch of these mushrooms sprang up in the grass just out from the kitchen window. I have never seen mushrooms quite like this before. Immediately the passage in Psalm 91:1 came to mind: “He/she who dwells…
Love “lets go.”
On the island of Kauai are water irrigation canals which, in time past, were used for floating sugar cane from high up in the hills down to the lowlands where it could be processed and shipped abroad. When…
Love is “present.”
This morning God gave me a powerful online sermon which really struck home – from Luke 10:38-42. “As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her…
Love is collaborative.
We have all heard the saying: “It takes a village to raise a child.” So also, when it comes to loving others well - it also takes a “village.” As I loved and cared for my friend after…
Love puts its own “parachute” on first.
Mixed in amongst the comings and goings to the hospital, when my friend was having her complex spine surgery, I had a routine wellness checkup apt. for myself. It has been about 7 years since I’ve been to…
Love heals. Love mends.
It takes time to heal. It takes time to mend. * It also takes pain meds to heal & mend. Obviously. But it takes a lot more than just time and pain meds in order to heal &…
Love is joyful.
A good sense of humor goes a long way towards recovery. I think this is why God chose to pair me and my friend together as “travel buddies” for this portion of life’s journey. As we walked the…
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…
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.
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…