It was a February over twenty years ago that we'd taken stacks of homemade valentines to deliver to the elderly. Physically and mentally disabled, she sat in a wheelchair in the nursing home hallway and repeatedly sang the only words she could remember to a tune of her own.
"I love the Lord and the Lord loves me."
It's been a difficult winter for my friend's elderly mother. She's frail and weak and disoriented and confused.
She holds her daughter's hand, speaking words sweet and lovely, but forgets who she is or how to brush her teeth.
"How can that be?" My friend wonders.
The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good,
And I remember the lady in the wheelchair those many years ago, and how she sang love from her heart.
"Because brushing teeth takes work and thought, but love is from the heart." I tell my friend."
"The true nature of people's hearts can often be seen when they speak off-the-cuff, without reflection." ~ ESV Study Bible
7 comments:
I love the Painted Buntings,so bright and pretty,but then I get to the end of the post and see that adorable Addisyn,oh my she melts my heart.Hope you have a wonderful day.
Ruth
Isn't it just fabulous that the colors of those birds can make someone happy? What a mystery, what a joy.
Oh, color, color, color!!!
And I think you're absolutely right...brushing teeth sometimes takes more thought than we have energy for, but love...love endures forever.
Thank you.
Oh, this is so beautiful. Thank you, Patricia.
Sometimes it doesn't seem fair that at a time of life when we have the most wisdom, we have the least energy to use it. I simply love all the verses today and the painted buntings... they make me wish I had taken more time to wait and watch the birds when I still lived in Mississippi. We simply don't have them here... or if they are, they are rare to see.
Lovely! As always. Your heart, words, and photographs are so beautiful.
Oh my goodness...I just happened onto your blog, I truly don't know how...but I did, with the click of the mouse. I was in total awe of the beauty I found here, in both photos and words. I'm leaving my comment here, though there is a more recent post because I just had to stop and say something before I continue to wander and cover my heart with the wonder of what I have found here. Thank you so much for filling both my eyes, heart and spirit with the gifts you have left here for us. I will visit often for a refill. Hugs...
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