I responded to over 100 different e-mails yesterday of people expressing their sorry and prayers for my Mom. We came home to a fruit basket and lots of flowers. We've had friends from church volunteer to bring dinner this week and Jess and some of the girls from her bible study are coming over tonight to watch the kids while Cathie and I go out and get some time together and received a bunch of cards and phone calls from friends just to check and see how we're doing.
Maybe everyone gets this, but I continue to be blown away at the way our friends have supported us in all of this. It makes me feel pretty selfish when I think back to what I haven't offered up in the past when people around me have been hurting in the past. I had no idea that some of these small things could offer so much joy.
I'm also so thankful for my beautiful wife, Cathie. She gave me the opportunity to drop everything last week so I could spend the week with my Mom (Thank you Lori for that wonderful advice!). Cath dealt with everything in the peripheral so I could focus on spending time with my Mom and did it all with such a kindness and joy. Meanwhile, she made five trips back and forth to Dewitt to make runs for clothes, kids and to be there for me and to visit with my Mom.
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