Sabbatical Day 25 -

As much as you never like to see your kids sick or hurting, today has been rich and full. I spent the day with Lauren as she convalesced after surgery to remove her wisdom teeth. We have a saying around our house that says, "Money just makes you more of what you already are." Well I now have another saying. "Anesthesia just makes you more of what you already are." The nurse wheeled Lauren to the car and with her mouth full of gauze she was giggling so hard that tears ran down her checks. She told me that when she woke from the surgery she giggled at the doctor and gave him the peace sign. (You had to be there. She was hilarious. The more she laughed the harder I laughed. Her jaws were hurting and my abs were killing me) We have giggled all day...until our sides hurt. Out of the abundance of our hearts flows God's goodness, in Lauren's case an incredibly light heart and fun sense of humor.

My day has been spent doing exactly what I wanted to do. With no feeling of obligation or worries about what needs to be done, I have journeyed along with Lauren desiring to attend to her needs. It has been a day of milk shakes, mashed potatoes and homemade noodles. It has been a day of movies and pain killers. Today has been a blessed privilege walking with Lauren during these sacred moments together. I will treasure them in my heart.

I simply want to leave you with this scripture on love. I've decided it is the job description God is calling me to.

Read slowly and take in His truth. From 1 Cor.13 we read...
Love is....
....patient
....kind
....It does not envy
....It celebrates others
....It does not boast
....It is not proud
....nor rude
....nor self-seeking
....It is not easily angered,
....keeps no record of wrong
....Does not delight in evil
....Rejoices in the truth
....Always protects
....Always trusts
....Always hopes
....Always perseveres
LOVE NEVER FAILS.

This is worship lived out everyday by the power of Papa's Spirit. Love is divine. In His love I am free to love without any hidden agenda or expectation of anyone else. It's a "No Strings Attached" Love.

Continuing on the journey of learning to live loved.
Cathy