Overwhelmed describes how I've felt for months now. But lately its been the "oh my gosh, theres so much to do and no time to do it and things are so incredibly crazy I'm gonna cry or scream!" kind of overwhelmed. Well what I'm talking about today isn't that kind of overwhelmed. I'm talking about the "I can't believe people care about me THAT much!" kind of overwhelmed.
To start with, Sasha watched my kids for almost 3 whole days and 2 whole nights straight! I am baffled at how I ended up with such an amazing friend. My kids aren't always easy to handle, and for someone to willingly take them for more than 1 day/night is amazing to me. Now, I love my kids, but I do know how they are and I know that for people who aren't their parents to take them for extended periods, it just has to be love. Love for them, love for me. Also during the 3 days I was gone, my other friends Steve and Katie took them 1 night. Now I know that they love my kids and me. But it wasn't the 1 night that got me. It was that after taking the kids for a night, they still found time, energy, and love to go to my apartment, take out my old "bed" (which has, for the last 3+ yrs been a mattress on the floor) and give me a new bed (box spring, mattress, frame, bedding)! Now, not ONLY did they do that, but they ALSO cleaned up the girls room and did some laundry! I am truly thankful to them for doing such amazing things (even though they'll say it was no big deal). But it is a HUGE deal to me!
I said in a previous post that I've felt like I was drowning on dry land. Well, after having such a long period of darkness, it is refreshing to have such blessings HEAPED upon me. Saturday night I sat on my new bed, looking around and just thinking. And it took me awhile to even come up with words to describe what I was feeling. I was simply speechless. This past week I have felt love (from people outside my family) that I haven't felt in years. I am so very grateful to God for placing these and other wonderful friends in our family's life. God is so good and gracious and in my suffering He has shown mercy and has used some very good friends to bless me. They may or may not know that some of the simple things they've done have meant SO MUCH to me. And I know that through their acts of love and kindness, God will bless many others and also bless them in return. Thank you really doesn't seem like enough. But unfortunately, its the only words I have right now. So again and again and again....THANK YOU! I am truly overwhelmed by the love.
<3 Mya
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