Recieving and giving gifts from the heart

I believe that when you give a gift, you must do it freely without any strings attached and without any predetermined notions of receiving something in return.  I am not one to ever deprive anyone from giving a gift as we receive blessings in Heaven when we do so for the right reasons.  Well, I had received a Love gift today from a dear old friend that is 93 years old, without children and such.  She has taken a liking to me since I first moved away from home at age 19 to live in Indiana as my husband's wife.  She has loved me and taken me under her wing knowing my family was miles away and I was all alone out here.  As we sat talking for hours that seemed to go by just too fast, she offered to pay for some expenses that myself and my husband had been fretting over.  How did she know we needed help?  I felt bad taking the money, but she said to me that my sitting with her was worth more than money could ever buy and if she could take some of my burden away, she would try.  We looked into eachother's eyes trying to fight back tears that eventually fell.  She is a wonderful woman and God has placed her and me on the same path for a reason.....Friendship, Love, and most of all....Someone to give wonderful gifts to for the purpose of lightening burdens or to sit and share pleasant conversation with someone who desperately needs it.  I love seeing her eyes light up when I come to visit and I always feel bad when our time is cut short.  Bless all those unselfish, caring hearts and souls out there.  I feel that our talks mean so much more to me because she and I have bonded in a way that words could not express.  I love her like a grandmother and I love giving her gifts for mother's day and granparent's day....She always jokes and says she is going to adopt me.  We are family with or without DNA or Fancy Government Documents.  We are all family here on this earth and we are all apart of something great.  My soul is sending out light and love tonight....Will you recieve my gift? 

The joy of friendship can calm the storm within the soul and leave a rainbow to show the promise of healing and hope.


*I have a special photo to share for this blog but I must download it from my camara first, as the picture was taken this evening and it took my breath away and just seems to fit how I felt today.