How May I Help You?

Yesterday, my firstborn called me down for "freaking out." I was near tears as I looked at him and said, "Buddy, Mama is tired. I love taking care of you when you are sick, it's my job and there's nothing else I'd rather do. But you've been sick a long time. I am worn out. If you see me freaking out, why don't you walk up, give me a hug and say "How may I help you?"" Well, this morning, he already had his chance. I couldn't find the new set of checks and had just realized that a few bills were past due. In the "shuffle" things are still not in order and I looked and looked, then I fell apart. He came up, wrapped his arms around me and asked, "Mom, how may I help you?" Of course the river ran then! I hugged him back and told him what I was looking for. A bit later, we found the box with the checks and I sat down to pay some bills. I was put through to an automated recording and...I lost it again. I couldn't get a PERSON to answer the phone. My sweet boy came up beside me, hugged my neck and said "This is NOT about those checks, is it Mom?"

My boy is growing up so fast. He is such a source of joy and comfort in my life. I want him to learn how to care for a woman now so that he will know how to love the one God gives to him someday. I told him "Jesus would come beside someone who is upset and help them through it, not stand at a distance and judge them. Let's try to be more like Jesus."

P.S. B still has a low grade fever today. If he's not better this weekend, we'll go in for a Mono test. Please say a prayer for us all. It's hard to see my boy be sick for this long. He had a lot of these issues when he was younger. About four years ago, he had tonsil and adenoid surgery which seemed to serve him well. Just recently, he's become more susceptible to illness again and it grieves me.