The morning was all good and well, till I spontaneously burst into tears in the middle of Sacrament Meeting. I don't even remember why I started crying or CONTINUED to bawl, but I looked a mess. And when I got a wipe from the diaper bag to clean my sorry face up, I noticed not one, but TWO of my children were nearly undressed. Kortlen was down to his diaper and shirt, and Taylor was starting in with his socks and shoes.
WHAT ON EARTH WAS HAPPENING!?!?!?!
The sweet sister sitting behind me, more pregnant than I with her hands full, too, dropped her kids in her husbands lap and came to my rescue.
She re-dressed my kids. Handed them coloring pages, goldfish crackers and pretzels, all with a smile. Then she put her arm around me and I started bawling again. I don't even know WHY I was crying....maybe I just felt the Spirit? or had been holding some emotions in?! I cannot say. It was so bizarre-o!
By now, it was a lost cause, but I was NOT going to get up and walk out, even though I wanted nothing more than to leave. We were very near the front, and I just couldn't face our 'newish' ward with my puffy and blustery disaster.
Moral of the story:
Give a girl a hand. HELP SOMEONE OUT. Whether it be at the grocery store, the bus line, or in the middle of a sacred meeting. And buoy them up with love, understanding and compassion.
I am forever grateful to my dear friend who literally held my hand while I tried to pull myself together. I hope that when the occasion arises (because I know it will....), that I can be the one comforting and helping.
And that's the day I cried. I'm laughing now, but it wasn't funny at the time.
3 comments:
Oh dear.I have been there. And I got up and left. And it was BEFORE the sacrament, even!
I'm so glad you had someone to help you out..and you allowed them to help you out! :) That's the hardest part!
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Here's to never having to go through a Sacrament meeting like that--again. Like--ever again!
{And knowing that we've all been there!}
I am laughing at the boys stripping down in sacrament. I'm sorry it was so bad at the time, but now- HILARIOUS!
We all have our ugly cry moments. So glad a helping hand was there.
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