Just a thought by coppi

Psalm 62:5-6: “For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken”.

I am a people watcher. When I lived in Dallas, Tx, one of the requirements for a life drawing class I was taking, was to draw, draw, and draw.  I would go to the Galleria, which is a beautiful shopping mall, I would find a seat, sit, and would spend hours drawing people. I still am a people watcher, but I have changed from drawing them, to praying for them.  I have made many trips to Shand’s Hospital in Gainesville, Fl as well as Winston Salem, NC (Novant Hospital) to see my oncologist, Dr Moreb. I have sat in many waiting rooms and also in the “drip” section at Shand’s hospital (where patients are taking chemo, etc), and prayed for people. My dear friend, Diana Stinson, who made the many trips with me to Shand’s Hospital for my treatments and blood draws, we would stop at Walgreen’s in Gainesville, Fl,  before going to the hospital-and buy bells, horns, etc.; We would take these objects into the drip section, and when patients got a good report, we would ring the bells, blow the horns, etc.  When others who were not as fortunate, we would go over and encourage and pray for them.  One of my paintings is of a homeless person I met in Dallas, Tx, when I was doing a series on people that lived on the streets or in dilapidated homes in the “not-so-good” section of Dallas, Tx, – the painting is one of these people – it hangs in front of the waiting room at Shand’s, entitled “Hope”. Never, never, give up as Winston Churchill said, and the painting, I pray, is a reminder to all  who enter the waiting area of Shand’s Hospital will see the word  “Hope” and will be encouraged.  Gosh, that was a long detailed message to the following message I received this morning from Dr Moreb of blood results I took June 20, 2024:

“Good morning precious Ms Reed, all your results are back and show continued remission. No evidence of myeloma”.

“Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one’s life or the world at large.” As a verb, its definitions include: “expect with confidence” and “to cherish a desire with anticipation”.  

I love that word……..Hope

Just a thought by coppi