Day 19
Pushing mummy around on a wheelchair
Today is a day of care giving. Mum is still warded and laoye also fell sick today 😔 Laoye is still trying to be in good spirits but he obviously not well. Ran back and forth between the hospital and the apartment all morning to take care of them both before having late lunch at 沙县小吃, a place I’ve been wanting to try!
The food disappointed 😟 I got a 花生酱拌面 and a 柳叶饺子, dishes that should be tasty but they weren’t.
After lunch, I picked up some necessities from the supermarket and went back to the hospital to bring mummy on a walk. I finished up a BIAY podcast before leaving; God’s word today spoke about reconciliation. I prayed to have the strength to do so with mummy, to apologise to her, on our walk.
A beautiful stretch of road on our walk prompted me to finally open my mouth to say sorry. Mummy immediately said ‘it’s okay’. This is what I admire about mummy the most - she is not prideful and she does not hold grudges. Once there was reconciliation, we talked and laughed more freely on our walk. Thank you, God, for your gentle promptings. The path of the righteous is truly like ‘the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day’ (Proverbs 4:18).
I joked with mummy that she was experiencing her life 20 years down the road. We listened to music from 李健 (mummy’s favourite artist) and my own chinese playlist. We admired the beautiful autumn foliage of red, green, and bright yellow leaves along the way.
The rest of the evening went by peacefully. Grabbed dinner, did some chores, experimented with mummy’s one pot machine to make lava eggs, and did finances for GVH.
