What Can I Do?

Most of you know that I have a tender heart---sometimes it is my downfall.   I have done probably a zillion spiritual gifts inventories and it always comes back with the result that compassion and empathy are my biggest gifts. I have been blessed with it, sometimes cursed by it when my empathy can not "fix" things but it is always there.   Last night we were watching some episodes of "Undercover Boss" that we had dvr'ed and yep--you guessed it---I was in tears over some of the stories.  I mean really---who cries at "Undercover Boss"????   I blame it on hormones and the upcoming 50th birthday.  

But what has gotten me really going this morning is the mining accident in West Virginia.   My heart is breaking for these people.  In one quick moment lives are lost and other lives are changed forever.   I think when something like this happens when it is so sudden and unexpected it can not be understood....those men had families.  One was 5 weeks out from retirement with a cruise with family planned at the end of May.  What do they do now??   

I keep thinking that I wish I could do something.   I know I can pray.  I will always do that.  But somehow when things like this happen I just want to do more though I don't know these people at all---it just seems like my heart is leading me to DO something tangible.  Make a casserole.   Stay at someone's house while they make arrangements.   I don't know.  It makes me feel sad that I can can't do more.   I am not downplaying the prayer thing----that is the best any of us can do for someone and I always count it a privilege when someone asks me to pray for them but the heart wants to do more.   Maybe by blogging about this and asking others to pray that will help ease my heart.  I hope so.  Because my heart is really hurting today.

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More of Austin

Our hotel

The Capitol Building in Austin

A Tribute to Home Slice

Chris and Micah at Home Slice

Our massive pizza

You gotta love a restaurant that gives you Smarties with your bill!

Possibly my favorite place in Austin--so hard to choose just one favorite!  Met Micah today after he got his accelerator challenged Camry fixed and we hit Home Slice for some delicious food!  We ended up each only having one slice of this delicious pie as we had ordered antipasto and some garlic knots and then the pizza came and it was HUGE and awesome and most possibly the best pizza I have had.   So here is to Home Slice---you are loved by me!!!   Check it out if you are ever in Austin and check it out even if you aren't!

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Keeping it Weird

Loving Austin!  Loving being with son number one!!! We had a great day today in Austin!   Got up, found a Starbucks and got fueled up for the day.  Micah worked so we walked to the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum which was awesome!  One of the best museums I have been to and I learned a bit about Texas so that was good!   Met Micah later and he took us to Tacodeli---one of the places he raves about here in Austin and we know why.  DELISH!   Food gets me everytime!   I had the Happy Taco (of course I did!) and  a fish taco and was not disappointed.  We hit Costco which was a ZOO-----everyone in Austin was there I think!   Spent a few hours in his apartment watching him play Megaman---brought back memories of days gone by. (Tear, tear!!!)  Finally wound up the evening going to Moonshine for dinner which was fabulous also!  The day seemed to center around food for some reason.  I am so glad we came to see him---makes me happy!!!   Not our typical Easter weekend but then we haven't had a typical Easter for several years!   More fun tomorrow!