Simple Pleasures 12

Want to bless a life?

Then take a trip down to one of our two local nursing homes. Here is another SIMPLE PLEASURE that you can take advantage of any day of the week.

The cost?

Your time.

Can you spare it? Do you want to spare it?

Every first Thursday of each month, I am priviledged to accompany our youth for nursing home visitation. Some months, 15 might show up, while other months, only one comes.

Today was one of those times. It was just Emily and I. Her very committed mom drives her all the way from home, and it's quite a distance, and then comes back an hour later and picks her up. Thanks Mom! That's dedication and that's most certainly love at its' sweetest.

Each time we go, we are reminded just why it is that we're there. As we go from room to room to just "love on" people, THEY bless us. We stopped first to visit Mrs. Henry and she was tickled to pose for a picture with Emily. We made our way down the hallway and stopped to talk to Mrs. Ora Mae. She was in quite a bit of pain so we did the only thing we knew to do...pray for her. Such a simple gesture and yet, you'd of thought we'd given her a bar of gold. As we continued down the hallway, we were blessed to have a few minutes to chat with the grandparents of one of our church family. How precious they were and once again, WE walked away the ones who felt so full.

Thanks Emily for faithfully coming every month. YOU have a great understanding of what SIMPLE PLEASURES in life are.

SIMPLES PLEASURES are waiting every single day of our lives to be taken advantage of but we must slow down to see them there waiting for us. AND...we must take the TIME to breath them in. There are so very many things in life that bring us SIMPLE PLEASURE and yet, we think we must drive long distances, spend lots of money and impress our children with the finest things in life.

We need to remember, the FINEST things in life truly CAN be found in the SIMPLE things in life.