I Saw God Today

and the day before, and the day before and every single day during this journey. There is a country song out now by that title, and one of the lines from the song is;

"His fingerprints are everywhere,
I just slowed down to stop and stare, I saw God today. "

I saw Him the day Jerm had surgery, in the care and concern for those who came and sat with us while we waited for the surgery to be over.

I saw Him in every handwritten note and card that was sent to him, like one from Don Wehmeyer, who is cancer free, but still being treated. And in the cards that were sent to Jerry & I.

I saw Him in every meal that was made for our family, or restaurant gift card during the long weeks of chemo.

I saw Him in every email and phone call that came our way, every posting on the blog, like the email I got from Bill & Dottie Webb. Bill is being treated for cancer and they took time out to let our family know they were praying for Jeremy.

I saw Him when Jeremy reconnected with friends and people from school that he hadn't heard from since Graduation Day.

I saw Him in Jim Vieth, himself a cancer survivor, who had never met my son, didn't know my family and left work on Jerm's second day of treatment to sit and talk.

I saw Him in every visitor that came by, even if it was for a minute or two.

I saw Him in the home baked goods that Jess, Marion & Missy had brought to share with others who were having chemo.

I saw Him in Jerm's coworkers who donated their sick days so Jerm would have plenty.

I saw Him everyday during Jerry's lunch hour when he would forgo lunch to come and sit with our boy for a while.

I saw Him in Jeremy's "chemo buddy", Carol Peterson, who is battling breast cancer and made her way to him one day after church to give him a hug.

I saw Him in church one Sunday, the first Sunday Jeremy was on the cancer prayer list, and before they read his name, Sheryl Mumma who was sitting in front of me, reached back and grabbed my hand and held onto it the rest of the service.

I saw Him in EVERY nurse and staff member that works at Siteman.

I saw Him in all the gifts and bandanna's that came Jerms way from people he didn't even know.

I saw Him in every inspirational tag Rhonda made for him before his long weeks of chemo.

I saw Him in Jess, who has stood by Jerm's side thru every single step of this journey. I saw Him in her kindness and concern for Jeremy and for us. She knows when to encourage, cry, be strong, be sensitive. She is so young and yet so mature in her thought process for the well being of those she cares for.

I saw Him in the Cardinal blanket made for Jerm by my Stephen's Ministry friends.

I saw Him in every hug, smile, tear and prayer.

I saw Him in my kids at school who daily asked if we could pray for my son during our prayer times.

I saw him in TeeTee. When I told her Jeremy was craving her meatballs, she went home that day and made them so he could have them for dinner that night.

I saw Him in each patient at Siteman, I saw Him in every face of those patients family members. Faces filled with fear AND hope.

Mostly, I saw God in Jeremy. I saw Jeremy lean on God and less on himself over the past few months. I saw Him as Jeremy's faith began to grow again and he was reminded that he is a child of God and that no matter what, he is NEVER alone in anything he goes thru, because God is always with him, no matter what roads we go down.

The one thing that I have come to realize is kindness can move mountains. It is so easy to be kind, to hold a door open (right Rob?), to give a hug, write a note, an email, to pick up the phone and leave a message, to ask someone how they are and then listen to what they are saying (or not saying) to sit with someone during a hard time, hold a hand....there are so many ways to be kind. It seems so small and it can make a BIG difference in someones day.