's Motd Monday March 31, 2008

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SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER YOU

Monday, 31 March 2008

As I was getting ready to leave to do my radio show last week, I printed up some E-mails before leaving the house. One of those E-mails was from a lady who had just suffered a great loss. Her young daughter, after having a sudden seizure, simply fell to the ground. She called 911 immediately! The ambulance arrived and brought her to the hospital where, sadly, her daughter was pronounced brain dead.

After getting through that part of her letter, my heart just dropped. I was reading her E-mail on Easter Sunday. She went on to tell me that she had already agreed to donate her daughter's organs to five different people, all of whom needed organ transplants to stay alive.Her daughter's funeral was going to be on Monday and I have to tell you, I was just weeping as I continued reading her letter. Losing a child has got to be the most painful loss any parent can ever have to face. I had to wipe tears from my eyes as I read each paragraph of her letter. See, the lady who wrote me had also been working hard to lose weight. And she told that her daughter had been like her own little cheerleader. Her daughter would take her measurements, helping chart her progress. And with each pound that she lost, her daughter was there to give her a big hug and tell her, "I'm so proud of you Mom!"Forgetting that she would actually be at her daughter's wake on Sunday, I tried to call this sweet lady. When I didn't hear back, I tried again. But I was finally able to get hold of her and we had the opportunity to talk one-on-one. Oh how I wish I could have been sitting there with her in person, to look into her eyes and give her the big hugs I'm sure she needed.I felt a closeness to her when I first heard her voice. I told her that I was so very, very sorry for her loss. I told her that I was praying for her and her family. I also asked my radio listeners that day to do the same.

So far, this lady has lost 77 pounds. She ended her talk with me by telling me that she now feels like she has two cheerleaders. One of those cheerleaders now lives in Heaven but she told me that the other cheerleader lives right here on Earth. She said that she was talking about me. I was trying to cheer her up and yet, here she was making me smile. I have to tell you, I do get quite a few E-mails like hers, from people who have lost a loved one. I know, firsthand, that losing someone close to your heart is so very painful. I've received many a letter from parents who, after losing a child, especially turn to food for comfort. But when they do that and overeat, where is the "comfort," really? Because what they end up doing in gaining weight and we know that's not good. There's nothing "comforting" about gaining more weight, is there?

If you're suffering right now because of the loss of a loved one, I suggest you work harder than ever to take great care of yourself. And if you're looking for some comfort, I want you to remember that someone is watching over you. Yes, look up into the sky. Do you see that fluffy white cloud, the one that looks like an angel's wing? Well, that's where your loved one is, watching over you, pulling for you and rooting for you to live a longer, healthier life here on earth.And I want you to remember that you also have someone to watch over you right here on this earth....ME! One day I'll be a cheerleader with wings.Love

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