Mom’s still with us, spending one more night here at the house. Got her started on the UTI medication and she should be feeling better in a day or so. She was already doing so much better than Saturday. Aside from this crummy cold that I’m fighting, this was a blessed day, one of those that could be easily missed if you’re not paying attention. I made home-made tacos that we ate on the front porch, yummy hamburger with onions and chili powder, cumin and garlic, lettuce, cheese, peppers, green chili sauce, freshly sauteed tortillas and all the other good stuff. Craig and I followed dinner by playing music on the front porch until Niki suggested a family walk. The sky was so breath-taking. Niki followed with the wheelchair as a safety net for when Mom got tired. She kept up for more than half the distance. Craig has a speedometer on his new geeky telephone and he had to check several times to confirm the unbelievable…that we were actually walking at a clip of 4 miles per hour! We watched the lightening in the distance and moon in the Eastern sky while walking home. We realized that the wind had been at our backs on the way out, so Granny Speedy had a little help.
It was about 7:00 by the time we reached the porch, where Mom and I sat and watched the girls and Craig lying on a blanket in the front yard. I played the guitar and they gazed up at the whimsical cloud formations and shared the jungle and farm animals that they could clearly see floating above them.
I just tucked Mother into bed. As I gently rubbed the cream on her face, the dimmed light struck the side of her face and I was suddenly stunned by the awesome moment that I was a part of. I felt that I was truly in the presence of God. This lovely woman looked up at me with such confidence, peace and love in her eyes. She smiled and told me she loved me. She wished that she didn’t need so much of my efforts and prayed that my cold would improve. I touched the side of her face and made her comfortable on her pillow. I sighed with pure satisfaction in my life and the blessings that take my breath away.
Thank you for the huge abundance I’m surrounded with, Lord.
Good Night…