---Be Hospital and Kind ~~

--"Be hospitable to one another without grumbling." --[1 Peter 4:9 / NKJV]

---Throughout my long college teaching career, my wife has taken care of the house: cooking, cleaning, caring for the children. Now she is not strong enough to do some things alone. Retired, I am able to help with the hard jobs. mopping floors, cleaning tubs and sinks, unclogging drains. Everything except dusting, because she says, "Men can't see dust."

My favorite domestic duty is cleaning up the dirty dishes. After every meal, we have a "date' at the kitchen sink. She washes, I dry. We don't have--or want --a dishwasher. We enjoy working together as a team. I do the heavy pots and pans that she can't lift. I scrape the encrusted skillet with metal spatula, and I enjoy showing off my strength.
As we work, we rehears the day's events:
"There was a famous author signing books at the library."
"Oh? Anyone I know?"

"Naw, never heard of him."
"There was a big accident at he convenience store. A man drove right through the door."

"I guess parking wasn't convenient enough?"

Standing close to my redhead, I can smell the fragrance of her perfume and see the freckles under her smiling Irish eyes. When she laughs at one of my corny lines, her eyes sparkle.

Done, I head for the TV room to catch the news.

"Thanks for helping out, Danny."
"Well thank you for the delicious meal."
I am thankful to have found a small way of giving back, for all the years she has give to me.

--"Lord, it would be a very lonely world without my Sharon. Thank You for her and the love in our hearts for each other."

--Guideposts/DS~