About 7 1/2 weeks ago I fell and severely bruised my tail bone. Over the next couple weeks, not 1, but 2 friends sent meals for us... whole meals, side dishes, bread, one even sent desert! Then another amazing friend came and mopped my house for me! You have no idea the muscles you have to use to mop until you have a hurt back, bruised tail bone, and are pregnant! Another friend offered to come scrub my tub for me (another task that seems easy until you are in the predicament I was in!)
Then the beautiful (inside and out) women in my Base Camp (small-group Bible study) threw me a great baby shower. Today, a friend texted me and said she was going to Wal-mart, did I need anything. Turns out I did need a few things, and when she dropped them off later, she also brought several special treats for Julia! Now, on Thursday, at least 5 of the women from my Base Camp are coming and cleaning my house!!! I am so humbled by this. I have a small house, and if even if they only stay for 2 hours, I think the house will be the cleanest it has ever been.
It is so amazing, humbling, and exciting when the body of Christ functions like a body... hands scrubbing, feet going to Wal-mart, hearts reaching out with love and prayers.
It is SO hard for me to admit when I need help, let alone to ask for it. One friend told me, "Kaycie, you have to tell us what you need when. We aren't mind readers." Asking for help from someone to clean my house was my first attempt at taking her words to heart, and now I ended up with not just 1 person to help me, but at least 5 to do it for me!
One friend has already offered for Princess to come over and play for a few hours after the baby is born, pretty much anytime I need, and also to bring us meals.
One friend has already offered for Princess to come over and play for a few hours after the baby is born, pretty much anytime I need, and also to bring us meals.
I think I tend to think I like others more than they like me, and so even though I would do the same for these wonderful women, I am just in awe that they are doing these things for me. Go God!
"I thank my God every time I remember you. 4In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." - Philipians 3-6
