Staying Connected
I’ve been in Vermont for the past few days (my family took a ski vacation with another family — had an awesome trip); the entire time I was gone I went without cell service or an Internet connection. Holy cow, that’s life changing.
I can remember a time when those issues weren’t even on my peripheral. But now — geesh, did I feel disconnected from my life. I checked my iPhone as soon as we entered a cell service zone and there were hundreds of emails to sort through, several voice messages to play and a dozen or so numbers in the caller ID, people that didn’t leave messages. Welcome home, huh?
One of the emails I received had the above image in it — sent from a neighbor who recently discovered Mamasource, an online community of moms.
Mamasource is a place where you can log in to give/receive advice, referrals, support … prayers. If it’s like any other online communities, the outpouring of comfort and friendship for a woman with cancer is unsuprpassable. Also, women on forums like these almost always give/receive prayer support and research has shown that online prayer support makes a difference for cancer patients.
Coming home to this image in my inbox, well, it helped me reconnect to my neighboring community again. It made me feel cared for and uplifted and closer to humanity. It made me feel supported.
Looking at it makes me want to do that for someone else … wanna join me? Come on, it’s easy. Let’s send virtual well wishes — an email or an online card — to someone who desperately needs to stay connected.
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