My younger son is going to be 16 in July. I use his age to recall how long it has been since I "served" a man having MS until the day he died (the Spring before Danny was born). God is so good. As I did not know how I was going to tell Mr. Bob that once my baby was born, I was hoping to pass his care on to another, God gave him a new body/Heaven just in the nick of time!
Mr. B was a VERY proud man. He had been a professional in the area of finance. He did not ask for his body to systematically stop functioning . . . but it did. At 74 young years, he was baptized to new life. Praise Jesus.
My goal in serving, is to do nothing I know one can do for oneself (fostering independence and the highest degree of dignity and respect to the one served. Beyond this, I serve. In bathing, feeding, elimination, range of motion . . . I'd weave prayer (silent) . . . thought provoking questions/conversation (to keep his mind off of the "what I can't" and more directed to the "what I can") . . .
Service is an honor.
Service is a privilege.
What ever we have to give . . . let it be given.
Present.
My family just stepped in, I have to go serve.
On Apr 10, 2014 me wrote :
My younger son is going to be 16 in July. I use his age to recall how long it has been since I "served" a man having MS until the day he died (the Spring before Danny was born). God is so good. As I did not know how I was going to tell Mr. Bob that once my baby was born, I was hoping to pass his care on to another, God gave him a new body/Heaven just in the nick of time!
Mr. B was a VERY proud man. He had been a professional in the area of finance. He did not ask for his body to systematically stop functioning . . . but it did. At 74 young years, he was baptized to new life. Praise Jesus.
My goal in serving, is to do nothing I know one can do for oneself (fostering independence and the highest degree of dignity and respect to the one served. Beyond this, I serve. In bathing, feeding, elimination, range of motion . . . I'd weave prayer (silent) . . . thought provoking questions/conversation (to keep his mind off of the "what I can't" and more directed to the "what I can") . . .
Service is an honor.
Service is a privilege.
What ever we have to give . . . let it be given.
Present.
My family just stepped in, I have to go serve.