Unfamiliar Territory

Well, you know how I have babbled on about how I am always waiting for the "other shoe to drop" and things to go awry? It happened. Fortunately all of the recent issues Rich has had are treatable and have a great prognosis, but Wow, just Wow! It confirmed for me that I do not care to be in this world without him. He makes me smile, makes me feel safe and always, always puts me and the kids first. He is just one of a kind. That's the best way to describe him. We have an agreement that I will go first. There is no other way it can be. He is healthy now that that his heart checks out great after the stent and he passed some angry kidney stones. I like things much better this way.
The part that has been so unfamiliar is accepting comfort and help from others. It's been so very wonderful to be lifted up in prayer from the people in our lives and just small gestures that mean so much in a time when things are topsy turvy. My friend Laurie, who is going through unimaginable struggles in her own life, took the time to come to the hospital, bearing a salad and hot tea and a hug just to let us know she cares. Offers from friends to clear our driveway when it snowed, and my cute Italian friend Yonette bringing her delicious baked Ziti for Garret when I wasn't there to make the meals. We really haven't faced anything in our lives up until this point that required care and comfort from others and I really had to stop and tell myself that it was Ok to accept it and be appreciative that people care about us. God is good in so many ways that I could never imagine, mostly in the way God took care of Rich. It could have been so much worse.