I’m not always a solution finder. Oddly, I can offer solutions for your drama and obstacles. Just not mine. Not always.
When faced with seemingly difficult situations, I might be one to throw my hands up and say, “It just can’t be done.” Or, “there is no other way around this one.”
Then?
I get stressed. And, I whine.
Not Big Mama.
She consistently inspires me with her ability to find solutions. Stress-free. With a “we can make this work” attitude.
A few weeks ago, I asked her if she could watch my littlest man for an hour, so I could attend a meeting. When she arrived to chase him with her walker, he was sleeping.
“Oh no,” she said. “I wish he wasn’t sleeping. I’m not sure I can carry him from his crib to the living room when he wakes up.”
I responded, “Big Mama, just call me when he wakes up, and I will come right home.”
She was silent.
Then, she said, “No. We can do this. Do you have a stroller?”
“Yes,” I told her.
“Well, alright. Get that stroller, and put it outside his door. I can pick him up out of that crib. I’ll put him in his stroller, and push him right into the living room,” she said with confidence.
“Are you sure?”
“Hmph. Of course, I’m sure! Now, go on!” She assured me.
And, that’s exactly what she did. All the while pushing her walker, too.
Since when did the rest of us start making everything so hard? Since when did we start letting the little things overwhelm us? How did we stop appreciating modern day conveniences that make life so easy….like a dang dishwasher? My 91 year old grandmother has hand-washed her dishes since the day she started maintaining a home. She’s never complained. Or stressed. Or thought life too hard.
Not one single day.
Perhaps, it’s because she comes from a generation where you make situations work for you. You overcome obstacles. And, you certainly don’t whine about them. Perhaps, it’s because if she wanted candy as a young girl, she traded eggs for it instead of being given money to buy it. Perhaps, it’s because she recognizes the small stuff as small stuff and doesn’t sweat it.
I think all of the above.
But, I also know that she has understanding of this scripture:
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13
And, she really believes she can.
May I grow up and be just like Big Mama.
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