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Hello, my family of readers. In the next few weeks I have some wonderful Christmas stories to share with you. Tonight I am doing something different. Normally I write my story, edit it, and then hand it to Ginny. She looks for errors I miss. Even then, writing mistakes slip through. Tonight, I am writing freehand. When you see mistakes, just blink…LOL This is from my heart. Why do I call you family? I emailed you a story from Chet. He served in WW2. I asked members to drop him a thank you. Many of you did. He was touched. I asked you to send a condolence to my friend Tom. He is the owner of Chris-T-Fur – a little blind dog I wrote about many months ago. Tom’s wife passed on from injuries received in a propane explosion in their camper. I asked you, my family, to send Tom a note to let him know he was thought of and appreciated. You responded with a wealth of support. Last weekend my sciatic nerve flared up. I was in agony. I spent Sunday afternoon in the emergency ward. The pain was so intense, I couldn’t move. I emailed all of you saying I would not be posting a story, because of the pain I was in. I received tons of email wishing me well, prayers from the heart, and concern for my health. I am loved My sciatic flares up once in a while. I’m used to it. On Saturday it did again. I thought I would be OK with a couple of Advil, and I was. That night I woke from a nap and couldn’t walk. I crawled to our bedroom. Sunday I was in so much pain, Ginny had to take me to the emergency ward. I went through a lot of pain. Guess who sat by my side during the seven hours in emergency? Who helped me in and out of the car? Who took care of me when I got home? Who cooked the meals, took out the garbage, asked what I needed, and did everything while I’ve been in pain? Ginny! My Ginny did it all. In the hospital, I rolled over and looked at her. Her face showed everything. “Are you OK,” she saked. “Gin, I hurt.” I moaned. “I’m sorry, Hun.” “For what?” “You shouldn’t have to do this.” I rolled on my side again. The pain wasn’t as bad in that position. “Michael,” she touched my shoulder. “It’s not your fault.” “I know, Hun, but I wish you didn’t have to do this.” “Michael, I am doing what should be done. I love you. I am taking care of you.” My hand reached up to my shoulder and held her hand resting there. “Thank you, sweetie.” I am loved! Ginny shows her love for me every day. I show mine for her. You, my family, showed your love to me with your emails and prayers. You showed it to Tom and Chet, with more emails and prayers. When I call you my family, I mean it. I am loved. You are loved. Isn’t that what a family is all about. I love you. Michael ************* To sign up for my twice weekly post or to read more of my stories, please go to:http://subs.zinester.com/86758/ Please send your comments to mtsmith@qwestonline.com. I love your words of encouragement and promise to reply to all of them. I will include a few in each week's post. |
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