Please, May I Help You?Намуна

BUTTON UP SHIRTS AND KISSES!

 Every morning unless Dan wore a pullover, I helped button up his shirt!   

I generally started from the 3rd one from the top (leaving the top open at the neck) and worked my way down the shirt, but occasionally, I would change it up and start from the bottom and work my way up!

The silliness of buttoning his shirts always got me a kiss or a tap on the nose when I got to the last button.

Putting his socks on him was not always an easy job, especially his designer ones (a gift from a loved one).  Not only were they classy and expensive, but very tight-fitting and hard to get over his heels.  We had lots of laughs from those designer socks as he would put his foot on my tummy, using it for leverage, as I twisted and turned them to get them on. The socks often felt uncomfortable, but Dan figured out that the friction of rubbing his foot on the carpet would do the trick!  

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way, you will fulfill the law of Christ.”  Galatians 6:2

When we look beyond our own needs to see that other people have needs, it somehow makes a person not seem so alone.  Our neighbor at the time was on kidney dialysis three times a week. Tony would come over to help his buddy Dan, and many times Dan drove Tony to dialysis.  We comfort others in their need when we reach out to help, and if we use the right attitude, we quickly feel the joy of helping.  

CAN YOU RELATE?

As we move through this devotional, try to learn the importance of allowing others to be a blessing.  I learned advice from other amputees who had the experience to let my husband try to do all he could on his own because losing a limb is enough.  However, there were some things next to impossible, so assistance was not only needed but appreciated.  

Join me tomorrow as we learn to appreciate blessings from others!