Today was supposed to be quite routine. There was much to do...with more projects than time. My husband and children were all safe and healthy in various locations. It was a sunny day and I felt determined.
Yet a part of me, as always, wondered about loved ones many miles away. There's always a place in my heart that wishes I could visit each precious one I miss so much. I felt the tug of longing to be closer and more helpful. It never goes away. Yet I knew there was much to do so I began my day wondering, hoping, praying and missing family and friends.
Later, my husband announced that a package for me had arrived in the mail. I knew there were no orders placed recently and had no idea what it could be. Yet his smile and tone of voice were encouraging. When I saw the package, I was thrilled! It was from my lifelong best friend back home. By lifelong, I mean over fifty years of friendship! It wasn't my birthday. It wasn't Christmas. It wasn't a special occasion. So why did she send a package to me in the middle of March?
As I opened the beautifully decorated package, I found precious gifts she knew I would adore! She knows my tastes. She knows what I collect. She knows me. She had simply found these surprises and mailed them hundreds of miles away to me. The items are beautiful, useful and definitely "me." I smiled, laughed...and then felt tears in my eyes. Someone...was thinking, caring, loving and sharing with me. A very routine day immediately became a very special day...all because someone genuinely, generously and unselfishly cared! I immediately let her know that the package had arrived...and made my day. I immediately thanked God for touching my heart...at just the right time...through a very special friend...to remind me that no day is ordinary...when we touch another life with love!
May we never live another ordinary day! May each day be an opportunity to touch another life with a smile, a listening ear, a deed of kindness...or simply letting someone know we care. Each day is a precious gift. May we seize the opportunity to make it extraordinary...for Him...and them.<3~thl
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