In conversation...

I heard something the other day that was very encouraging...

It started out by going to the Doctor with Rodney and waiting in the waiting room...we were sitting near the back and the nurse came out and told Rodney it was time to go back and they said for me to come along that there was another waiting room in the back that I could stay in...well we get back there and within two minutes Rodney is called back to actually see the doctor. So as I am sitting there acting busy in my magizine a lady walks in rather slowly...you could tell that she was in major pain, her body was just in trembles as she walked through the waiting area...she turned to me and asked if I was here to see the doctor...I told her no but my husband was back with the doctor now...she said, "o I really hope he is okay, because they have done everything possible for me and nothing seems to work...she told me what she had but I can't remember the name of it, but it was where the muscle start to deteriate and it is very painful...as she put it there is not an inch of my body that doesn't hurt and that is a constant hurt...never any relief...I sat there thinking I am so happy that I don't have to feel that way but for this lady it was just like I wanted to help her in some way just for a minute with no pain...But as she stood there she said just outta the blue (I think medication was part of it...) said, "you know I had a lady last week in here say that I must not love God..." I knida smiled and said, "well how would she know!" This lady then told me that the other lady that had told her this said that God gave her this disease and that she should just hate him for it...YES my mouth fell open...I just said, "WELL THAT ISN'T TRUE...God only gives a person what they can handle..."and that is when she stopped me and said, "yes I know and can you imagine what I would be like if I didn't believe that God is with me every step of the way...and she walked in another side room...

I just sat there thinking...I am so weak that I think my problems are so bad that sometimes I think God might have just left me...I can't believe those thoughts were actually in my head! I sat there and counted my blessings...I need to relize that I may not be prefect, but I don't have to be! I am me and I am going to be me for a long time, I hope...I sometime take life for granted, people for granted, looks, thoughts, smiles...this meeting w/ this lady made me relize that a short little conversation in passing may just be what someone needs to brighten there day...you don't know what is going on in everyone's mind but why make it worst with a sour look or bad comment...and I think I will forget about putting my nose in a magizine so noone talks to me next time, for sure! ; )