I’ve been sick. Monday was probably my worst day which conveniently happened to be the day that Steve came home from work sick…evidently I was more contagious than I thought! So the two of us sat on the couch today trying to entertain Hallie the best we could without getting off the couch! Late this afternoon we realized that it had been snowing all day and we had yet to shovel the driveway. So reluctantly Steve gets all of his snow gear on and trudges outside to tackle a task he had no physical strength for…

As Steve is walking outside to shovel, we see our sister-in-law Virginia and Cameron walking through the deep snow carrying a large brown bag. Yes, they brought us food. And no, it was not your average casserole. She brought everything! A whole chicken, salad, bread, pasta, and even a cake! (which is enough to make any sick person feel better, trust me!) Steve and I were so grateful, we could have easily had soup for the third night in a row, no problem, but it was so good to eat a good meal. Virginia walks in dressed from work, suit and all and asks for snow clothes. What!? She insisted she shovel the driveway with Cameron. I was not about to let her do that. The meal in and of itself was one of the more thoughtful things that someone has done for us. We didn’t want her outside shoveling our walks- but Virginia was insistent- and she is a strong willed woman, not likely to change her mind once it is set! And so we sat sniffling inside as they shoveled our driveway (and we have a long one!).

I was in awe. Not that it is at all out of character for them to treat us so well, because they do it all the time. But it was the timing of it all. We were both quite sick. Steve was just getting the energy to go outside and do it himself. And then the heavens sent us angels, that’s exactly what it felt like. I know that Cameron would’ve rather been home doing something else, and Virginia has a thousand things going on with work/home/family/holidays…everything. To know that they took time to bring us food and then noticed yet another need within our home was quite touching. More importantly it was such an example. She ranks up there with the busiest people I know and they took the time, they were selfless. Which is why this goes down in my book as one of three most touching acts of kindness I’ve witnessed. Thank you.