Jesus touched my heart today.....

I was at work.  I was doing an event of adult beverages.  I greeted and spoke to many people as they walked by; some stopping for samples, others declining.   

A mother pushing a grocery cart walked by, followed by her two small daughters who were walking next to their grandmother that was in a motorized cart.  Both of the small girls had their arms wrapped around the grandma's shoulders.  One little girl asked her grandma what I had for a sample, and the grandma said it was a drink for grownups.  The mother said, "and I need one of those." (as she seemed a bit impatient with her daughters questions)  As they walked past me again the little girl who was still holding on to her grandma, asked her grandma, "do you need one of those grandma?"  The grandmother, with tears in her eyes, looked lovingly at her granddaughter and said, "no, dear.  No I don't need one of those."  

A little later another woman in her own motorized cart, drove up.  She was quite young and pretty.  Her daughter was walking very close to her, touching her shoulder.  As the woman stopped and spoke to me, I could tell that she had some form of impairment.(From the way things seemed, whatever it was that was wrong with her appeared to have happened fairly recently.)  She wanted to have a sample of one of the drinks and so I moved some of the barriers out of the way so she could get closer to the table.  She seemed to have a bit of trouble speaking, and as I talked with her a bit more I could see that she did not have full use of her hands. She showed me her ID (with the hand that was more flexible than the other.) and then I reached for the paper that we are required to obtain their signature.  I held the box (that the paper was on), in front of her so she could sign it.  As she took the pen in her hand, I saw that it was very difficult for her to hold the pen.  She asked if her daughter could sign it for her(her daughter was about 10), and I had to politely tell her "no", that was not possible.  So she held the pen very shakily in her hand and began to try to write her name.  She could not press down to write, she could only barely make some scratches on the paper.  She stopped about half way, tears coming to her eyes.  I could see she was having a very hard time trying not to cry.  Then very discretely her little girl gently put her hand on her mothers arm that was shaking, and held it firm, so that her mom could finish writing her name.  The signature was not legible but it was good enough for me.  I was moved by compassion at the little girls awareness of her mother's needs.  What was even more amazing was that the mother told me she home schooled  all three of her daughters; one in high school, one in middle school and then the little one who was with her there.  I told her how wonderful I thought she was. 

There are two examples of total love and compassion shown by little children.  Seeing the last woman nearly moved me to tears..It was very difficult to hold them in..(when I got home and began saying my prayers, I could not help but weep for her situation...not for her, as I knew she was being very brave, but for the family situation that must be very difficult for them to be going through. It nearly broke my heart..so I ask prayers of all who read this for her and her family and all others who are having similar difficulties.  God did not waste this beautiful example on me..It went straight to my heart and will be one of those things I will remember always.  God bless them all.