Shirley was upset because she just learned that she would have to give up her private room in the nursing home and move into a semi-private. She was now on Medicaid, and the government does not pay for private rooms. So at 70 something, Shirley started asking other residents at the nursing home if they would like to move in with her. No one wanted to share their space. So Shirley lay in her bed sobbing when her guardian angel walked into her room. Actually, it was a another resident's family member who was having her own miserable day after telling her mother that she had to give up her private room. This guardian angel was feeling guilty moving her mother out of her private room. In walking in on Shirley to offer some comfort, little did our angel know that her mom and Shirley were soon going to be new roommates. After the move, our angel’s mom and Shirley slowly became new friends. Christmas Eve our angel was still feeling sad and guilty moving her mother out of her private room to live with a stranger. In quiet prayer, the angel waited to hear God’s voice when like a gentle breeze the words came to her hear: "It must be for Shirley." You see our angel’s mom has a big family who visit everyday in the nursing home while Shirley was all alone. Now everyday when family came to visit mom, Shirley would share in the visit. Shirley would never be alone again. "Things do have a way of working out" that is what God says in Romans 8.Lord, I pray for my Sonshine Friends that they trust in You more this year. May we have the confidence that the events in our future are going to have a way of working for the good. Our angel was worried when it came time to break the news to her mom when the funds ran out, but as a result something good happened to both her mom and her new friend. My photo is a moment when I found two friends walking together in the park. Imagine yourself and God walking this morning in the park and sharing all your worries and gently God whispers back: "Things will work out."
