Choosing Gratitude
About 9 weeks ago I had surgery on my knee. I had told my husband if I was going to have surgery,I wanted him beside me for the whole week. In at least the 4 to six weeks after surgery Steve turned the dining room table into his center of operations. His computer was always in easy reach and books lay on the table often in piles of 2 or 3. Although his cell phone rang more than once a day and he also made outgoing calls, technological gizmos were not his focus. I was. He would bring me a meal or a drink or offer an ice pack for the knee. He would often guide me through the assigned exercises. I was quick to say thank you when he performed each of his little acts of kindness. He did this so much sometimes the echo of the last thank you had not died away when the next one was needed, Recently I picked up a book called Choosing Gratitude. I turned to the forward written by Joni Eareckson Tada. Unlike me whose need for ongoing help will last a limited amount of time, Joni's ne...