The Value of Togetherness

[hermenoodle]

Today was somewhat okay. Due to allergies kicking me in my face last night, my voice wasn't on point as it could have been, so I didn't get to teach today at church. It is what it is. I felt pretty down about it. However, the kids did well singing today, and I wished I could sing aloud with them.

Otherwise, my mother, her coworkers, and I teamed up to visit another coworker & friend who lost her husband. It's been wonderful over the years to see their friendship to have grown the way it has. Said coworker we visited used to babysit me as a baby, so she's very much a family friend. It was sad to hear how her husband's health issues were treated by the hospitals he was at before he passed. I'm grateful that he knew the Lord, and that he had his wife and his stepdaughter with him in his last days and moments. He'd been sick for a while to the point where he earnestly wanted to be with Jesus. It breaks my heart a bit because I don't know many people who are like that. He was a really kind and gentle man, rather quiet compared to his rather chipper and hilarious wife (the only Pentecostal Christian I know who will give up her body to science when she passes on). His wife mentioned on the phone with my mom that he'd always admired and respected me a lot over the years. I hope he rests well in body and soul.

Our visit to her house was nice, and her seeing their other coworkers was a nice surprise for her. The four of them catching up and reminiscing was lovely. It makes me think of what I've heard of some young people who don't really befriend their coworkers in some places. I'm glad my mom didn't do that, or else she wouldn't have had the support system by the time she had me. I do understand that many people keep home and work separate, as my mom did, but I suppose that looks different for everyone.