Being a True Hero

Life is so precious and is meant to be filled with joy. I know that most of you are thinking, "wait a minute.....there are days it is hard....painful....even disgusting." Well, you are right. Life isn't always good. But that doesn't mean we aren't good and that we can't make a choice to have courage in the face of hard things.

We have a friend who's 32 year old daughter is being placed in hospice. Their example of faith and courage is astonishing. Here is an excerpt from a blog posting just yesterday:

I am blessed to know a true hero. His name is Martin. He is the love of Bobbie Jo's life, He has taken every moment possible to be with her and help her through this terrible time. His hands are calloused from working all of his life, and yet those same rough hands are tender and smooth as silk when he is feeding her or cleaning her. He lifts her, stands over the nurses when they care for her, "Watch that you don't hurt her!" or "Her back is hurting, let me lift her." He touches her when she is in pain. He whispers in her ear when she is afraid. He brings her all the little goodies she asks for, no matter how many times he has to go downstairs to the cafeteria....He acts like it is the most important thing in the world to clean up her accidents when she cannot make it to the bathroom. When he does lift her, he puts his arms around her and they sway together as if they are dancing. It gives her comfort. He rubs her feet, changes her bed, changes her gowns, makes sherbet floats...., fixes her pillows and so many other things I cannot list. He is a hovering angel. He loves her......What a gift he is."

Courage is not the absence of fear. It is the determination to face our challenges in spite of that fear, knowing that we can make a difference.

I am grateful for heroes.