This is a day of reflection for me. When a person body is in good health life is great, but when life throws you a curve ball then life is not so great. Last week I had a regular check up with my Heart Dr. I thought I was in good health. After an EKG I was told my heart was out of beat again. On December 7th I will have it shocked back into place and will be on a new medication to keep the heart in beat. Yesterday I spent a beautiful day with my bother, sister, sister-in-law, and a niece and nephew. It had been a while since the group of us had been together and we had a wonderful day. I also talked to both my girls.
I received this form a cousin in an e-mail and I remember what my Mom and Dad did.
I grew up with practical parents who had been frightened by the Great Depression. A mother, God love her, who washed aluminum foil after she cooked in it, then reused it. She was the original recycle queen, before they had a name for it. A father who was happier getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones.
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away. It was the time for fixing things ; a curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep.
It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that repairing, eating, reusing, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.
But then my mother died, and on that clear summer 's night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more.
Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away...never to return. So, while we have it.... it's best we love it... And care for it... And fix it when it's broken... And heal it when it's sick.
This is true.... For marriage..... And old cars... And children with bad report cards...... And dogs and cats with bad hips ... And aging parents... And grandparents... And friends... We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep.
There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special.... And so, keep them close
Keep them close
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| Your Heart is Red and Green |
 You are down to earth, laid back, and secure in who you are. You bring strength and sanity to relationships. You're good at communicating and working through problems. |
1 comment:
I loved to hear your story - it was wonderful and so meaningful.
I pray your heart shocking (?) goes well on the 7th.
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