One man’s voice

Feeling a little better thanks to a lot of love

Posted on September 25th, 2008 in On Family, On Marriage, Personal Messages

Sometimes a person can show just what love is. Not kissy, touchy feely love (not that there is anything wrong - I’d be the first to tell you get it while the gettin’s good) but the kind of love that shows you are meaningful enough to someone for them to make sure you are taken care of to the point that they themselves would put their needs on hold if for just a time to see to it that your needs are met. Yesterday my entire family stepped up to that plate and showed what love is all about.

All day long all I heard was “Is there anything I can get for you?” “Is there anything you need?” “How are you feeling?”. Even my daughter Alaynah got into the mix when she brought me sliced peaches in bed while I was resting at lunch time. I was half awake and told her that I was so thankful for the peaches and that they looked delicious. As she walked down the hallway I could hear her tell her mom “See mommy I told you he would like them.”

I gotta say when someone takes care of you when you really really need it it can mean the world to you. At least it did to me. I feel a world better today. I am still feeling a little weak and wobbly so I am working from home today, but I feel a lot better than yesterday.

And I might have a task ahead of me… my wife is starting to feel like I felt a few days ago. That means that showing the love needs to come from me now instead of coming to me. I hope I am up to the task. My wife and kids certainly gave me a great example to follow.