HELP!!

HELP! My dad once told me, "don't be too proud to ask for help!" How do you balance that with other messages, albeit old and perhaps not completely true, of being bossy and I should do it myself!! 

Lately, with another impending surgery, there is so much to do and it piles up, plus now my 25 year old body (ha!) "ain't what it used to be" and the fun has gone out of it completely!  

Ever feel that way? So many folks have said, "if you need anything, please call!  When they say it more than once, I believe them!  So, I have made a list, numbers, comments and all! 

Many have wonderful "gifts" they might not even realize! "Going to the store, need anything?" "Yes, I know that city great, I can drive you!" Want some bran muffins?" "I have plenty of time, sure I'll be there at 2:00!!" "I wish I was closer, I will pray for you,"It goes on and on. No help is too trivial, believe me.

 No I'm not worried, no, I haven't thought about "that" yet, just "one day at a time!  Another reassurance from dad, "it'll all turn out just the way it's supposed to!!"  I am learning how simple it is to "help" a person no matter what! Plus, in helping another we feel good about being needed. And thank you a million for all your help!!

Not a co-incidence!

Have you ever had a "co-incidence" occur in your life that you just knew was more than that? A faux pas happened to me last week of which I didn't know how to deal with but when a phone call came from an acquaintance updating me on a close friend's health, I explained what had occurred.

Yesterday I made a visit to this person who was unresponsive and expected to die. No family was there and I had not received any update.  The nurse said family wasn't expected for an hour or two...so I headed to leave.

Then I saw a voicemail had come in so I returned the call.  News now was that they were going to remove all life support as soon as family got there.  

I didn't know what to do but family was enroute...so I had a little chat with God; "what should I do?" I had nothing going on at home, and with no real reason to leave, I went and got a quick bite for lunch...very quick as I awaited their arrival..

Not even ten minutes passed when one friend had arrived; immediate family was there within 20 minutes!! To make another 2-3 hrs. feel like 30 minutes, I shared prayer with the family;  they then asked me to do the funeral. 

With an anticipated surgery with lots of medical appointments I didn't know how a funeral would fit in!  Then, the cherry on the cake, the date the family picked absolutely works! 

 We all left the hospital together and after I got in my car, I had another little chat with God and said "no way could I have orchestrated this whole scenario even if I had tried...thank you God!" I was simply overwhelmed at how perfectly everything had worked out. 

If we just get out of  God's way but keep the ears of our heart in tune with Him, it becomes so obvious big and small events are not co-incidences but His way of remaining anonymous!  I shouldn't be surprised but my own humanness gets in God's way too often. Yesterday was huge!

Try it; you may be as overjoyed as I am!