I recently had surgery. But I'm gonna spare ya'll the gory details-cause it's just bad manners to talk about innerds and guts. And really I'm trying to suppress the horror of it all. In classic style-I was the ultimate titty baby 'bout the whole thing. I even made the nursing staff nervous which earned me an extra Valium due to my theatrics... But really that's not my point here-enough with the random meandering...
As I have spent the week recovering, I have had the time to reflect on Southern graciousness-of which I have been the lucky recipient. I actually received homemade get-well cards with hand written messages in the real mail this week; I had a gaggle of friends who called me on my home phone to check up on me; Another friend went to the grocery and bought me a stack of the most embarrassing (and juicy!) celebrity trash mags that no one in her right mind would be caught in her own zip code buying; Another gal-pal made me a CD of her favorite songs-and now I can't stop listening to Janice Joplin sing about Bobby McGee; I had other friends who actually did some ol' fashioned visiting and sat in my living room to take my mind off my pitiful innerds and were avid listeners as I re-lived every gory detail; I even made it onto the EPISCOPAL prayer list this week (they're a picky bunch!); Another sweet friend delivered WARM pumpkin spice cookies to my front door... and the list goes on, ya'll...
You would think that in the age of texting and IM'ing and FB'ing that the ol' fashioned arts of Southern graciousness would have suffered a serious blow. Not so. These women offered up their most precious commodity for an ailing friend-their TIME. And they did it with style and patience and attention to detail. Ya'll-the modern Southern Belle LIVES! And she's still baking, visiting, calling, and writing her own messages in her own hand writing while whipping the kids across town and keeping up with her 1,000 daily commitments. And I am humbled by it. May we all aspire to give away our time and talents to those who may need it in the future.
Blessings to you ALL!!!
That's it, I'm moving!
ReplyDeleteJames had told me last Fri. that you were recovering so when I sent those over Sat. I made sure that J.C. said, "These are for Mrs. Donna" :)
ReplyDeleteHope you are healing quickly and feeling much better this week!