Between work and life, the past few days have been a bit stressful. But through all that, there have been a few things that have made my heart smile.
Sunday evening I was waiting outside the front door at work waiting for a friend to come and pick me up. It had been a long day, and I was tired. The sun was just setting and there was a cool fall breeze in the air. These two older men walked by me, and in to the hospital. A few minutes later, they walked back out with drinks in hand from our coffee shop. They went and sat on a bench nearby. Let me see if I can describe the sight for you. One of the men was a large man... tall with a "pregnant belly". He had a burly, long grey beard, and wore dark jeans and a black t-shirt. He looked like a biker. The other man was a smaller man... dark weathered skin. I lost sight of them, but suddenly heard something that got my attention. I stood up to see where it was coming from. The big burly man sat on the bench drinking Coke from a bottle, while his friend sat beside him playing this amazing harmonica music. I wanted to dance. My heart smiled.
Today as I was leaving work, I saw a bunch of staff members carrying bunches of roses. I was informed that they were giving away free roses in Shipping and Receiving.... I had to walk by here to leave work. As it turned out, someone had donated boxes and boxes of 12 red roses that were being handed out to anyone who wanted them. One of my most favourite things ever is receiving flowers, so of course, this made my day. My heart smiled.
I was not feeling well this evening. (I think I have a stinken UTI) A friend called to ask a favour. Not feeling well, and being confined to my couch, I couldn't help her out. Instead, she drove over here to make sure I was ok... made me dinner, got me cranberry juice to drink, and made sure I would be ok staying here tonight (despite her best efforts to get me to come home with her!) It meant a lot knowing that someone would come check up on me like that. That is what real friends are for. My heart smiled.
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You make my heart smile everytime I tuck my kids into bed with the blankets you made for them. I remember cursing you for having to fly them home with us, but to this day they remember that you gave them to them and love you for it.
Well, that makes my heart smile too! (Especially the part about your dragging them on to the plane home!)
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