In a similar vein, last Saturday a group of people from my church sang at a local nursing home. Our singing sounded pretty good, but it was all the children roaming the halls with us that brought so many of the residents to their doors. They smiled and waved; the children smiled and waved back. One little boy climbed on to a few laps. And a couple of residents followed us a bit, pushing themselves along in their wheelchairs.
It's amazing to think that something so simple as a child's small wave and shy smile can continue to warm a heart even these few days later. Now, a cynic might say that for people stuck in nursing homes, any change in the normal routine is welcome; but there is nothing routine about a child's coo, giggle or smile or the impact they can have on anyone - from a lonely nursing home resident to a busy businesswoman. I'm blessed to have witnessed it on Saturday and on my co-worker's e-mail.
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You know, it's funny that even though my children are the cause of 95% of my stress each day, they are also the biggest cure of it. Just seeing those adorable smiles and hearing their silly giggles makes my heart smile and think that just maybe I can keep on with this mothering thing. Of course, then my stress levels rise again as I realize that the reason they were giggling is because Malachi was playing in the toilet. *Sigh*
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