“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” ~I Thessalonians 5:18
To those who called, and tried to give comfort…
To those who wrote a gentle word…
To those who offered a tender touch…
To the friend who understood my needs, and went out of her way to provide them…
To those who gave grace and gave time and gave an ear and gave their quiet presence and their understanding when I could not speak…
Bell flower: gratitude
To the one who provided the information…
To those those who prayed…
To those who comforted with a verse or a song…
To those who endeavored to place their own tired feet in my uncomfortable shoes…
To those that provided needed distractions…
To those who helped me smile and laugh…
To the one, the precious one, who hauled out the half-eaten ice cream cake and let me get mad…
To my children who showed me such gentleness…
And to the woman who taught me, in the only awful way she could, the immense value of being both a mother and a daughter…
…thank you.