I have to share an act of kindness that someone did for me today. It is probably one of the nicest things anyone has done for me in a long time, and I’m not really sure she realizes how amazing of a gift it was for me.
My baby has been struggling for several months now with tummy troubles. I’ve had to eliminate a lot of foods from my diet to try and help him. It has been very difficult for me and him. He doesn’t sleep well, has bad acid reflux, and as a result, I’m not sleeping well, and I feel deprived of many of the foods I love. But, this post is not just about food for me.
I invited one of the people I visit teach (who has also become a good friend of mine) over for dinner the other night. I was talking to her about my current issues. She was empathetic and sincere in her desire to do something to help me. I lamented about my lack of sleep, my desperation to help my baby feel better, and my feelings of being overwhelmed with a family of 5 to feed and take care of during all of this. She suggested that maybe I try eliminating even more foods from my diet. I told her that I was just too overwhelmed with it all to plan meals for myself, go shopping for them, and make them when it involved being creative with all the eliminations. It just seemed too hard to do.
A few days later, she lets me know that she is bringing over two days worth of meals for me to eat that are dairy, nut, soy, corn, egg, wheat, rice, and oat free to see if it helps my little guy. Not only did she plan my meals, but she MADE them for me! I am beyond overwhelmed with gratitude. I am HER visiting teacher, yet she did this for ME. She has no idea what this means to me. I cannot thank her enough.
I know that God truly does work through others. I know that He knows what I’m going through even when I feel like almost no one else in the world can relate. He sent a friend to help me. And, just that alone means the world to me. I feel a little more hopeful. I feel a little less alone. Her kindness and love that she has shone to me today has made my heart full.