Worst Day???

I went to my boys' school today to pick them up and to bring Sheriff's friend back to our house so they could play together. I arrived a few minutes early because I needed to get something from the office. As I entered another mom was leaving with her son and I heard her say to him in a frustrated voice "I have had the WORST day! Your dad is sick, everything that could go wrong has gone wrong and then THIS happens" (in reference I'm sure to having had to pick him up from school for whatever the reason was). I felt like running after to her to see if I could compete with her for the worst day/week but I really don't have my older sister Sheri's personality so for me it was only a fleeting thought.

But you never know... maybe her day really WAS worse than mine. You never can tell what is going on in the life of a person. Some people suffer silently (I'm not one of those by the way). I wear all my emotions on my sleeve, my pant cuffs, even on the bottoms of my shoes... my emotions are everywhere! I'd make a HORRIBLE poker player.

But I know these are difficult times for many. People are struggling with all kinds of things. I'm so grateful for the kindness of others - for kind words, kind thoughts, kind prayers, and warm hugs. They make the world a friendlier place.

So if you see someone having their worst day... send a little bit of kindness their way - a hug wouldn't hurt too (unless administered by one of my boys).