This year for Christmas we gave money to a sweet young couple who have hospital bills galore!!! The husband was in a serious motorcycle accident and nearly lost his arm. He is still in rehab and there is still a possibility he may never be able to use the arm again. They just got married a few months before the accident and did not have insurance yet, so they will have hospital bills for a long time. I also have done her hair and her mom's hair for free. The parents have been very helpful and have had them in their home helping him recover. I wish them a well and a speeding recovery.
Also,
My real dad is back in my life and needs his family. Well, maybe he doesn't really need us, but we, my 2 brothers and I, are helping him. He broke his hip and was in a rehab for several months and now he is in a care center. He is an alcoholic and has lived poorly for the last 15 years. We are hoping that this experience has made him think about staying sober.
So I've tried to stay close to him and help him feel like he has children who love him, will forgive him, and will stay close to him. He is almost 80 years old.
Christmas day the family and I went to go see him. He kept saying that he would be okay and that we didn't need to come. I tried to get him to come down and stay with us for Christmas but he said no, that he was okay to stay there. I know its not what my kid's would have wanted to do, it's an hour away and I know they would have preferred to see their friends, but I said "WE ARE GOING!" and they complied.
We took him a dog, which he fell in love with and some other presents. I am so glad we went. I didn't want him to be alone on Christmas. I appreciate my family supporting me and going to see him.
It's funny because I read a story, at my husbands suggestion, after Christmas "A Stranger for Christmas" by Carol Lynn Pearson about 2 older ladies in a rest home that wanted to share in a real Christmas. Here is an excerpt from the story.
"Wouldn't that be wonderful? What if a family, a real one with children and everything, walked right in the front door here and said, 'We'd like to borrow a Grandma for Christmas. Let's see. That one over there, the one with the red hair. We'll take her...' "
It brought tears to my eyes as I read it because I was so close to not going up there Christmas day. I figured it wouldn't matter if we went another day, but I think he was grateful and it made his Christmas a little brighter. It made us all feel good too.
Thanks Mal for doing this. For making us think, for making us serve, for making us remember the true meaning of Christmas, for helping us to serve our Lord by serving our fellowmen.
I love you,
Mom
I love you too Mom! Thanks to you and Dad for being such great examples of Love, Service, and Giving to others. I remember being very young and being taught to serve those in need and never pass judgement. It has truly been a blessing in my life to serve others and to have compassion for those in times of need!
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