Kylie Reynolds-Jones
shares this letter that touched her heart.
"My dear girl, the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through.
If when we talk, I repeat the same thing a thousand times, don’t interrupt to say: 'You said the same thing a minute ago'... Just listen, please.
Try to remember the times when you were little and I would read the same story night after night until you would fall asleep.
When I don’t want to take a bath, don’t be mad and don’t embarrass me.
Remember when I had to run after you making excuses and trying to get you to take a shower when you were just a girl?
When you see how ignorant I am when it comes to new technology, give me the time to learn and don’t look at me that way... remember, honey, I patiently taught you how to do many things like eating appropriately, getting dressed, combing your hair and dealing with life’s issues every day.
The day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through.
If I occasionaly lose track of what we’re talking about, give me the time to remember, and if I can’t, don’t be nervous, impatient or arrogant. Just know in your heart that the most important thing for me is to be with you.
And when my old, tired legs don’t let me move as quickly as before, give me your hand the same way that I offered mine to you when you first walked.
When those days come, don’t feel sad... just be with me, and understand me while I get to the end of my life with love.
I’ll cherish and thank you for the gift of time and joy we shared.
With a big smile and the huge love I’ve always had for you, I just want to say, I love you... my darling daughter.
I read this today, and it really made me think of the stage my Gram is currently at. It isn't just a letter for Mother to Daughter either...it is a letter that all of us could probably relate to at some point in our lives.
Sometimes it is hard to be patient with the older people in our lives because we aren't use to seeing their weaknesses, but this letter certainly put it in perspective.
Love you Gram. ♥ "
Kylie Reynolds- Jones posted this 11/5/12 on her facebook.
Galatians 5:22, 23 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law."
(Father, help us be more patient with folks who are getting along in years, to remember that their needs are to be understood and patiently dealt with. May we treat them with Christ's love, as we hope we'll be treated, when one day we are in the same condition.)
"Thanking God focuses our attention on Him rather than on our circumstances." Charles Stanley
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