My husband was serving in the military when I found Christian Science. We were stationed in Hawaii and had constant visits from friends and family from the mainland. Although we were blessed to have such wonderful connections, our budget was very tight. Our guests had no idea what a strain it was for us to entertain them. At one point, I was looking forward to a two-week period when no visits were scheduled so we could recover a bit.
Before we had a day to ourselves, we received a call from a woman we didn’t know. She had a gift for me from one of my aunts, who worked with her at the airport kitchen. So, my husband and I drove to her hotel on Waikiki Beach, only to find that she had sprained her ankle getting out of the taxi that day and would be confined to a chair in her room for the next two weeks of her vacation. The woman was very nice and reminded my husband of his mother. He felt such a connection that he invited her to come home with us for those two weeks so I could take care of her.
I was consumed with worry about how we could provide for our guest at such an inopportune time.
