A "God Sighting"

I had a wonderful “God sighting” this week.  My dear wife has been going to Vanderbilt Hospital the past 8 months pursuing a kidney transplant.  Her last hurdle was a stress test for her heart, which happened this past Monday.  She was frustrated because her cardiologist here in Chattanooga said she was fine two weeks ago.  She had been having indigestion and he gave her medication for acid reflux.  Last Monday, during her stress test, abnormalities were discovered.  They kept her overnight, did a heart catheterization Tuesday, and found two of three cardiac arteries 99% and 95% blocked.  Had the stress test not been scheduled when it was, she most likely would have had a heart attack this past week.  Call it lucky or fortunate if you wish; I call it Providential.  We are in God’s hands every day.

Electric Cart

I had an interesting morning.  Since I had knee surgery one week ago, I have been itching to get out.  I needed some things at Wal-Mart, so I drove (cautiously) in my van.  Without a handicap placard, I had to park pretty far away and hobble in on my crutches.  Just inside the store, I got on the electric cart and began my learning experience.  Shoppers can be rude.  Many wanted to get ahead of me, and many ignored me.  Some left their shopping carts right in the middle of the aisle acting surprised to see trying to get around.  Some folk were nice and gave me a smile.  But not many.  Most were indifferent.  As I carried out my three items swinging from plastic bags on my crutches, a Wal-Mart employee offered to carry them to my van.  I smiled.  All of humanity is not lost.  I didn’t even get his name.  His name tag was missing - he must have been on break.

Home Is Where Your Mom Is

My daughter bought this cute dish towel for my dear wife.  But as I looked at the towel this morning, I thought of my mother who is in heaven right now, and I saw the saying of the towel in a new light.  Heaven is a real place where real people go when they pass on from this world.  And I have a longing for my heavenly home.  Oh, I have things here on earth that I want to finish, goals that I want to accomplish, and loved ones who I don’t want to abandon; but I have a longing that this world cannot satisfy.  I long to be with my mother - at home.