A few Sundays ago, Dave was out of town. This is a very typical occurance. Unfortunately, Dave has to travel a lot and most of his travel is on the weekends. Needless to say, Sundays are SUPER hard for me.
On this particular Sunday I was wrestling four kids, by myself. I was trying really hard to stay cool, calm and collected. Both Milli and Otis wanted to sit on my lap and neither wanted to share "the" lap. Leah and Mylo were being great. They were coloring or reading the Friend.
When I finally convinced Milli to sit for a second or two, Otis took off. As I stood up to chase after him, this wonderful brother, stopped me as I was about to go through the door. He asked me to sit down and enjoy, while he watched Otis for me.
I was SO touched by cute Brother Thompson's kind act! Tears ran down my cheeks as I felt the love of my Father in Heaven through this "angel in my path." Bro. Thompson doesn't necessarily know me or Otis. However, what touched me even more was when I turned around after the first speaker had finished their talk, to see if Otis was back in the room. There was Bro. Thompson and Otis sitting happily on his lap. Bro. Thompson was reading Otis a book and stroking my arm ever so gently. I quickly turned around, seeing that all was in control. After the second speaker I turned around, again. That is when I found Otis, fast asleep on the arms of "the angel in my path."
I am so grateful for this sweet act of kindness and love, from what is truly no more than a man from church. It was such a nice sacrament meeting with one less kid climbing on me. I hope that I learn from Bro. Thompson's example!
I am also grateful for Heavenly Father looking out for me with angels in my path!
