Yes God I Noticed...AGAIN

Once again you have provided for my needs.  I never have too much but I always have just enough.

This time my microwave went on the fritz.  I don't have money for a new one....at least I didn't have money for a new one.  Now I do, courtesy of a cousin I have seen less than a handful of times in my life.  But she reached out to me this year on facebook.  She reached out at a time I was feeling particularly low about my illness and my lack of ability to fix it.

She helped me realize that even though my life choices may have contributed to it that I was dealing with what I had to the best of my ability.  Like most people I may have made some unhealthy choices but I also made healthy choices and getting sick was not some sort of revenge for all the wrongs of my life.  It's a medical condition - pure and simple.

She also let me know that even though I had only run into her those few times in our childhood I had left an impression on her.  An impression that several others have told me I have left on them.  That I was kind and helpful and made people want to be a better person (although I sure don't see myself that way)

Happily I am in the habit of letting people know when they have had a positive effect on me and I had already let her know how our conversation lifted my spirits...even though she had no memory of the conversation.  That's the way it works sometimes.  It only takes one small word to make someone else's day...a word so small that we didn't realize we said it.  That's what happened here.

So I got a handful of late Christmas Cards yesterday.  (our mailman likes to skip our building when he is super busy - something he denies but I have observed it more than once over the years I've been here)  I was feeling fine from all the people who thought enough of me to send a card (even though I don't send them) and lo and behold I opened the one from my cousin and a check fell out.  A check for just enough that I can go get a small microwave.

It is a relief.  I use my microwave a lot.  I prepare most of my healthy meals in bulk and freeze them in single servings.  It has saved me many a time when I am too sick to cook.  Plus it saves me a lot of money because I rarely throw food away.  I don't understand that survey that says the average family throws away over $500 worth of food a year.  Not me.  I will eat things I don't like so they don't go to waste...that's money in my pocket afterall.

So, thank you Cuz for thinking of me.  And Thank you God for providing for me....yet again.  I know money doesn't grow on trees but it does seem like it falls out of the sky every now and then. 

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[Pax]

“Like most people I may have made some unhealthy choices but I also made healthy choices and getting sick was not some sort of revenge for all the wrongs of my life. It's a medical condition - pure and simple.”

Part of life in general is acceptance. And in this piece you’ve achieved that. I know the feeling or I have seen what it is like to be very sick and can’t cook. I have taken care of my mom before she died of cancer. And I see how strong you are on handling things. It is always nice to have someone who cares.

Having this medical illness must be really hard for you financially. All we know that treatments are very much costly. And reading it in your words, you just have enough for the treatment and food. Christmas is a special day, and I am glad to have read such positive and thankful piece – somehow a journal. It is always good to read something honest and direct as this piece brought me.

“It only takes one small word to make someone else's day...a word so small that we didn't realize we said it.”

~ oh, how true… knowing this simple words of care is just enough to make your day brighter. Like the saying goes, we must be thankful of the little things we have, by that we see the greatness of each individuality.

You have expressed yourself here well. Keep it up!

[RealistMe]

Hey, sorry about not responding to you sooner on here. I'm glad your cousin sent you money for a new microwave. I just had to buy a new 1 ~a month or 2 ago. I'm sorry to read about your failing health. I was sick from a bleeding disorder throughout most of my 20's and finally found the right medicine to cure it. I'm doing a lot better than I was years ago. Although, I've been recovering from whiplash. I was in 2 car accidents in August and I was the front seat passenger each time. Anyway, I hope 2014 is better for most of us compared to 2013.