With Gratitude

This afternoon the person who was going to be with Joe bagged on me. I didn’t have anyone else to be with him, so he joined me at Church.

I have no words to express how grateful I am for the love and support not only of my coworkers but also fellow parishioners. This afternoon he was very confused and I was trying to guide him. Father T and Deacon C were teasing him. They told him not to listen to me, that I was confusing him, that I was asking too much from him. Yet they brought him Communion in the pew and patted him on the arm and gave him a shove in the direction to go next.

I was running around trying to get a new Altar Server robed and ready. Jackie took Joe and guided him to a pew and sat with him and talked to him until I could sit with them.

During class various teachers took the time to talk to him, say hi to him, greet him by name, get him food. He told me he liked seeing his friends.

I went up to set up Church for our teens and told him to make sure Shelly didn’t run away. And I knew Shelly would stay with him and keep him comfortable until I got back.

It was hard to have him there and try to get him through those transitions. But tonight sitting here while he sleeps, I have a tremendous amount of gratitude in my heart. I am so grateful for every single person God has put into our life to support me, to support Joe and to support our kids. We would never make it through this without you. All I have is my heartfelt Thank You.