I'm spending a little time with my sweet mom this week she's such an amazing woman. Strong even when she's weak! I watch her read her bible every morning. I've ...learned so much from her. Talk about a Veteran...she's in the army of the Lord Jesus Christ.
She felt like she could do a little shopping today so I took her to the store. She holds onto the buggy and shuffles along taking a snails pace as we go. I am honored and blessed to be with her. If there was ever a woman of God she is definitely one of His. So as we walked along I ignored a comment that was said behind us. I didn't really think he was talking about us. A man, I'd say in his fifties, said in agony, "This is going to take all day."
Mom decided to cross over to another aisle and I heard, "No, no, no!" I turned around and gave him "the Shaw" look. Yes my family knows "the" look. He gave a little grin but I was not amused...I said, "She has cancer." The lady he was walking with said, "I do too, and I understand. I'm sorry." The man shut his mouth and took off in a flash. I just don't understand people. Sometimes all the love and kindness I need to have for "dumb" people just turns into out and out anger when they do and say stupid things. Please try to be more patient with the elderly. We never know what they are battling. It's hard to watch those we love suffer, knowing there's nothing we can do about it but pray.
Maybe the guy was in a big hurry, but he could have just kept his mouth shut and gone around us... I had to vent.
The really cool thing, though, is that I had to get something to eat so we stopped at the Subway in the store, we prayed over our food. Mom couldn't eat her soup. But I noticed at the table next to us was a girl with her back to us, she was reading a bible. She was sitting there with another lady. Mom and I get up to leave and mom says to them, "That's a good thing you're doing, reading your bible." The girl I'd say was in her early thirties, broke down and began to cry. She had tried to take her life five times...Mom said, "come on Marla let's pray with her." Her name is Christine, and Angela was the case worker with her. My mom as weak as she was took the time to minister to someone she didn't even know. It was a divine moment in the life of a broken, hurting soul. She was encouraged and I know without a doubt, God had us meet her and pray for her right there in the Wal-Mart. She was smiling when we were through. It doesn't take much to spread love. If there's anything I've learned from my mom it's to be instant in season and out. You never know when God is going to use you for His purpose! And what Joy when we see Him move in the lives of others.
Thank you!
Mom decided to cross over to another aisle and I heard, "No, no, no!" I turned around and gave him "the Shaw" look. Yes my family knows "the" look. He gave a little grin but I was not amused...I said, "She has cancer." The lady he was walking with said, "I do too, and I understand. I'm sorry." The man shut his mouth and took off in a flash. I just don't understand people. Sometimes all the love and kindness I need to have for "dumb" people just turns into out and out anger when they do and say stupid things. Please try to be more patient with the elderly. We never know what they are battling. It's hard to watch those we love suffer, knowing there's nothing we can do about it but pray.
Maybe the guy was in a big hurry, but he could have just kept his mouth shut and gone around us... I had to vent.
The really cool thing, though, is that I had to get something to eat so we stopped at the Subway in the store, we prayed over our food. Mom couldn't eat her soup. But I noticed at the table next to us was a girl with her back to us, she was reading a bible. She was sitting there with another lady. Mom and I get up to leave and mom says to them, "That's a good thing you're doing, reading your bible." The girl I'd say was in her early thirties, broke down and began to cry. She had tried to take her life five times...Mom said, "come on Marla let's pray with her." Her name is Christine, and Angela was the case worker with her. My mom as weak as she was took the time to minister to someone she didn't even know. It was a divine moment in the life of a broken, hurting soul. She was encouraged and I know without a doubt, God had us meet her and pray for her right there in the Wal-Mart. She was smiling when we were through. It doesn't take much to spread love. If there's anything I've learned from my mom it's to be instant in season and out. You never know when God is going to use you for His purpose! And what Joy when we see Him move in the lives of others.
Thank you!
Mom is in heaven now, she passed away July 16, 2015, but she will never ever be forgotten!
Wow!amazing she had a beautiful heart always will remenber you mum.rest in peace
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