Tender Mercies

Apparently my kids were going to surprise me and come for Mother's Day.  Dell knew this but I did not.  Dell started thinking it would be best for us to go there so our kids were with their children for Mothers Day.  So we went.  It was an awfully hard trip for me.  It truly was wonderful regardless.  I saw all of my siblings, three of my children and their families.  Because the trip out was so hard on me I was given a blessing that our trip home would be more comfortable and easier.  After waiting in the freezing SLC airport for several hours and being wrapped in two blankets we boarded with the A list.  We headed straight for the back of the plane.  As we settled in the last row the steward told me that he had never seen anyone one board bundled up like that.  I told him I was usually cold and that I had cancer.  After that he was like a mother bear protecting her cub.   There was a least one empty seat on the plane.  We had one between us.  The steward said to sit apart and put something on that seat.  People just kept passing up other seats looking for the "best" spot I suppose.  Finally the steward stood up blocking the isle in front of me.  He said " there are no more empty seats back here folks. find another seat. " He was protecting us.  It was such a tender mercy.  I sort of felt it  was like he was waving his arms and saying, "These are not the droids you're looking for".  HA!  I thanked him over and over again.  We were blessed with a much more comfortable trip!