Connected with Pastoral Care today

I left a message with the answering service to speak with the person(s) in charge of Pastoral Care at Methodist Hospital where my dad received his final care. Margaret Ainslie returned my call a short while ago and I got to thank her for her time invested with us in prayer for my dad. I also shared with her how the prayer blanket that was placed over him helped me emotionally in dealing with all that was going on at the time. It was that blanket & the prayer support she gave that inspired me to want to give back that same support to others who stand in shoes similar to the ones I stood in mid December 2013 when my dad was at the height of is illnesses. She was happy to know that what she and her partner Marcy does has made a difference in the life of another. I told her I would be donating a blanket to the hospital in my father's name. I too was happy to put a name on the face of the lady who had the last conversation with my dad on Saturday, December 14, 2013. Marcy said she had a conversation with my dad proceeding his dialysis treatment in which he expressed being tired of it all. He also told her he loved us and he knew we loved him especially because we brought Thanksgiving to him in rehab, but he didn't think we would let him go. How comforting were these finals words that she relayed to us from my father. My days are pretty much at peace with daddy not being here and as baffling as it seems I know its only this way because of God. I am a true believer in the peace that he imparts because I have been a recipient of this peace on more than a few occasions and I thank him for it.  Never think that you cant make a difference in someone else's life because you can. When someone else's makes a difference in your life don't forget to thank them and then pass that good deed on to the next person.