Cafe Chat

Today, I ask you to share a time when a friend may have wounded you by speaking hard words to you, and even though you were hurt, you realized it was the best, and most loving thing he/she could have done. : After my momma passed away in April 0f 2006, a grief counselor named Carla from Hospice, started coming to see me once a week, and this continued for a year. We quickly became close friends, she was a sweet christian sister. She saw me through many ups, and downs. Sometimes, she would do all the talking, because all I could manage to do was cry through the entire visit. At other times, she sat and patiently listened, while I talked through the entire visit. She was so kind to me, which truly touched my heart. One day, when she came to visit, lovebug was here. She asked him to sit in on our conversation, and to add anything he might feel lead to share. Well, I had been cutting myself, and had not shared that with Carla. Lovebug was so worried about me, so he told her about my cutting. She got very upset with me, she began to really speak harshly to me, but it was all done with much love and great compassion. She cared about my entire well being, physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, everything mattered to her. She told lovebug to take anything that I could possibly use to hurt myself, and put out in the trunk of the car. She made him take those things to work with him, so they would be out of my reach. When she left, I was really upset. But, I knew she had only done those things out of love and concern for me. God bless her efforts toward me, and her friendship. During that time of deep heartache and darkness in my life, I would have died without my precious Father God, and His ministering angels, Lovebug, and Carla.