Here you go, Lisa!

We took Isaac to the doctor yesterday after spending a day putting hot packs (hand warmers I bought at Walgreens - work like a charm) on his ear to even get him to sleep the previous day. 

Last night while I was at Wal-Mart buying his medicine, Lisa and Mom were here getting the twins ready for bed and watching a night-time scripture movie. 

Lisa told me that as she sat in the rocking chair, her ear really started hurting.  She looked over at my mom and said, "My ear really hurts.  I think I might be getting the kids' ear infections!"

Isaac, who had been sitting on my mom's lap, got down and walked over to Lisa.  In a quiet, sweet little voice he got up on her lap and said, "Lisa - you ear hurt?"  She said, "Yes, Isaac, it does."  He said, "Okay - I be back minute."

He got down off her lap and walked over to the table to get a now cold hand warmer off of it.  Then he walked back over to the chair, climbed up on Lisa's lap, put the hand warmer on her ear, and said, "That better?"

She smiled and said, "Oh, yes, Isaac - I feel much better now!  Thank you!"

He gave her a HUGE smile and shook his head and said, "You welcome, Lisa!"

What a lesson in sweetness, in compassion, in empathy!  It reminds me of the scripture about the man who was forgiven a large debt and then turned around and would not forgive a small debt.  He hadn't learned compassion along with his forgiveness.  The lesson is that we be as forgiving, show a little empathy to others when they find their ears hurting like ours have in the past!

And sometimes the hardest person to give the same kindness and forgiveness to is ourselves. 

I love you Isaac Man!  Thank you for teaching me every day, reminding me over and over how lucky I am among so many other amazing lessons in love!