When the friend who is always more smiles than any other
emotion shows up at your desk with a sadness in her eyes.
The encouragement from your heart becomes a gift.
When you receive a random call from your sister at an odd time of the day.
A return call to her brings laughter and more laughter.
When the awesome husband, friend drags his feet as if to have no energy.
You hope that your smile and a peck on the cheek can bring about the needed
burst of sunshine to lift the sorrow if only for a moment.
Opportunity. Moments to encourage. Listen to the soul sing. A gift. Giving gifts of the heart. Sunshine. You are my sunshine. Taking one day at a time and one opportunity as it comes. Capturing as much heart felt love for other people as is possible.
Today a little girl came with her cousin and mom to enroll the 17 year old cousin in our program. I immediately looked her in the eye and said "Hello" "Who did your hair? It looks very pretty." her hair was tidily French braided as if someone took extra care to meet her needs. "My cousin". She boldly announced "I'm 3!" We smiled at each other and she said "I Love You". Touched my heart, fed my soul, put a smile on my face.
Giving a gift of voice, smile or touch...daily opportunity. I had an unspoken daily quest. Six good touches for each child from this momma. Didn't matter the age. Size didn't matter. Still the same loving touch. A very minimum of six per day. These days, I miss those touches but know that they will be with me and my children, always. So important they are and will forever be.
This made me smile!!!
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