I left morning Mass yesterday feeling a little lonely.
I get to communicate with my siblings often as we text and talk and work out a schedule to help our parents. I get to see our two oldest daughters frequently as I am blessed to watch their children a couple of days a week. I get to see my parents almost daily.
Still something was missing.
I told God all about it in very few words. God works with what we give Him, no matter how small.
Yesterday turned out to be a very blessed day.
Two friends that live in separate cities, miles apart, in Massachusetts sent me elaborate heart emojis just to let me know they were thinking about me.
My Florida cousins (husband and wife) both texted me about totally different matters, but I knew that they were thinking about me.
Wayne and I got to have dinner together at the Lenten Fish Supper that our church hosts.
After the fish dinner we went to Stations of the Cross and a couple we are friends with sat behind us. After the stations we were able to catch up a little bit. Wayne and I shared our date night journaling with them.
Turns out there was a talk for married couples that we and our friends stayed to hear.
The talk was very uplifting and each couple was given two notecards. We were told to write a prayer for our spouse on the notecard and then pray the prayer over our spouse. It was lovely.
God sent all these people into my day to let me know He heard my prayer and was concerned about my needs.
Then He gave me a little something extra.
There was a give-away at the end of the talk. The couple with the notecard that matched the card the presenter held up was the winner.
That was us!
We won a heart shaped box of chocolates (Ferrero Rocher-the good stuff) and a $75 gift card to Andiamo (a very nice Italian restaurant close to home)! I see another lovely date night in our future.
All this to say, take your needs to the Father who loves to love us in so many ways.
