Melt my Heart Moments
I’m not proud to admit it … but I used to be a tough cookie (and cookie in this sense doesn’t mean sweet) A staunch Pennsylvania Dutchman person. A practical no-emotions person. A let’s-finish-the-task person. A who-cares-about-how-I-feel person.
But even during those years, certain things would get beneath my tough skin and melt me.
When I put clean clothes on my toddler after he threw up (for the 5th time) and he smiled a weak smile and said, “Sh’ank you mommy for cleanin’ me up.”
During a busy time that includes major business stress, I’m in bed with a nasty cold/flu and a friend shows up at my door with a large container of soup.
Then between the trauma, counseling and mid-life emotions (thanks hormones) I learned to be more real about my feelings. I experience more melting moments now, with certain ones causing all kinds of gooey feelings.
When pain pills were giving me a nasty dry mouth and my hubs got out of bed without a word (for the 10th time) to bring me another ice-cold drink of water.
Training with friends and then seeing their joy as they complete their first race.
When friends remember and call to ask how I’m doing on a day that is important to me, but not to anyone else.
And I had a new melt-my-heart moment yesterday when I received this surprise.
The cover of Because I Can in a beautiful frame and signed by the designer... Mathias Valdez.
What a wonderful gift.
It’s all kinds of sweet and thoughtful.
And it makes the whole book publishing thing seem more official. Yes, I have one copy of Because I Can already and I’m taking early orders, but it’s still hard to believe that my book will be available to others soon.
Receiving this gift makes it even more official because it means all the great folks at Rhizome Publishing and LastLeaf Printing must think it’s a legit book since they framed the cover.
.Total melt-my-heart moment.
Jonathan, Mathias and John … thank you!~~~~~~~~~
What melt-your-heart moments have you had?
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