Stories Collected While Living in France
My cousin Julie (aka. Sheba) a nurse from San Francisco came by today. She gave a small suggestion about my father’s care, that made an enormous difference.
Someone’s two cents can add up quickly, bringing a gold mine of discovery.
penny by penny, petal by petal, prayer by prayer…
Small details matter.
OH thank goodness for that. This is just the sort of thing I need to hear to as lately I have come upon my own medical ordeal. Anyways I think of you and your family often, all positive waves continue to you and yours. Hugs
Little things can always make the biggest difference.
Take care 🙂
So glad to hear some good news. I hope it helps make your father more comfortable. Take care.
Step by step…
PS
I love the way you have illustrated your new post – very telling…
Hope you will be zooming this day up.
It’s always good to have a relative who knows the workings of a hospital.
Sometimes it is good to have a fresh set of eyes to look at things and offer a different perspective. Lets hope it works it’s magic 😉
Sometimes the smallest shift makes the biggest difference.
yes they do!!!! every drop of love offered fills the well…
Amen….good to hear!!! Still keeping you in my prayers and sending love.
Having someone in the health care profession in the family is always a wonderful thing! =)
Those rays of sunshine are growing brighter!
Keeping you in my daily prayers.
An aging Indian sage grew tired of listening to his apprentice complain.
One morning, he sent him for some salt. When the apprentice returned, the master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it.
“How does it taste?” asked the master. “Bitter” said the apprentice and spit it out.
The master chuckled and then asked the young man to take the same handful of salt and put it into the nearby lake. Once the apprentice swirled his handful of salt in the water, the old man said, “Now drink from the lake. How does it taste?” Puzzled but curious, the apprentice responded, “Fresh”.
At this, the master said, “The pain of life is pure salt. No more, no less. The amount of pain in life remains exactly the same. But the amount of bitterness we taste depends on the container in which we put the pain. Stop being a glass. Become a lake!
From Mary Southerland’s online newsletter.
~Catherine
I forgot to add to my previous post: Hopefully by sharing your pain with all of us, it has helped you to keep your pain in the lake, not in the glass. Many of us continue to pray for you and your father on a daily basis. God Bless. ~Catherine
So glad to read these encouraging words. The little things really do matter, and I’m glad that your cousin was able to make a recommendation that has yielded positive results.
Keeping you all close in thought as always, Corey! Star
STill praying here and hoping every day gets better and better for you and your family.
You have the most amazing blog. I could have sat here all day reading but alas, the laundry calls. Thinking of your father.
A fresh set of eyes and experience can make the difference.
That must be why I am a detailed person.
I think that they matter a lot. So glad she had her 2cents to give.
It’s the little things.
Thinking of you,
Rosemary
I’m so glad to hear that you have had some good things happen. Sometimes the smallest things can just land in our laps, but make such a huge difference. I’m still keeping you in my prayers and thoughts with angel wings wrapped around you for support and strength. Take care my Ms. Corey!
Details matter a lot !!!
In life, in love…even in antiques ..
I hope this detail will help him a lot
Fresh perspective is always a blessings. I continue to hold you and your family in my heart of prayers.
love and blessings
Corey, I am so glad to hear that one small thing is making a very big difference and putting a bright spot in your day. Blessings, Miss Sandy
Thanks for the shout out for Sheba.
How great! I hope this has made a tremendous difference in your father’s comfort level.
So happy Sheba could help to be your fathers angel!
Hello Dear Corey… I know it has been a while since I have posted… there have been some things going on in my life but none that compares to your journey… though who is to say … what might seem small to some one else may not be huge to another (referring to myself here not you)… I admire the fact that with the pain … you find solace and comfort through your blog…
Your words …. there are lessons for all of us in your posts…
I love coming here..
HUGS TO YOU SWEET ONE
JO
Life, is in the detail. It is the details that help.
Just wanted to send you a hug.
((you))
🙂
Just popping in to say hello and send good wishes to you all.
Di
xo
So true Corey!
Having you on my thoughts ad my prayers
Yes, small differences really can add up. Even sensual things like scent, and sound. Keeping you all in my prayers.
bonjour corey
j’aime venir faire un tour sur votre blog !!!
oui je suis d’accord ! la vie est dans les détails de toutes sortes, particulièrement ceux que l’on ne voit pas au premier coup d’oeil et qui, pourtant, sont si importants…
bonne journée à vous et plein de soleil(s) dans votre coeur
life is in little
a little bit of fear, a bit of fun
a little bit of shade, a bit of sun
a little bit of work, a bit of luck
a little bit of me, a bit of you, my love
nobody lives all the years in a day
life, is lived little by little by daily littles
that’s cool she could help. all big things are built of small simple things that combine to make the whole. usually it’s hard to see both, but so illuminating when we can see them come together.
I’m so happy that with you cousin’s small suggestion you added quality of life to you Father!
Love*
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