Today I had lunch with our piano friend and another piano friend who we used to see every couple of months or so. She is younger than my mom and her friend and is still teaching piano. She is also very involved in her church and has been for many years. Part of what she does is to care for some of the elderly people. Well, they are elderly now, but they weren’t when she first started in the ministry. Now she visits 3 ladies who are all over 90 years old. She helps them with whatever they need, takes them out and about if appropriate, and makes sure they are well taken care of. She even arranges musicians to go visit and bring them some joy. The other day she took one woman out to lunch at one of her favorite spots. She can’t see well, so the restaurant staff met them at the back door where they helped the woman get to her seat and doted over her. I remember this happening with my mom. Sometimes when we went out, there were people who just wanted to help and were super attentive. Our friend told us another story of taking a 99 year old woman to the bank to try to get some financial situations straightened out. They were a little less helpful. I have found it can really go either way. While some people are very helpful, others seemed to be bothered by the situation. Perhaps they are uncomfortable with elderly people. Whatever the case, these ladies are certainly blessed to have the friend in their lives.

I Found God today in a selfless, caring woman.