Today Taylor had a friend spend most of the day with him and wanted to order lunch from Pizza Hut.
When the delivery person, a woman in her late 50's, came to the door she saw the "Welcome Home Taylor" banner that we still have hanging up (it's coming down this weekend). When we opened the door she said "Is that OUR Taylor?" Taylor's mother talked to her a while and learned she is a member of First United Methodist Church in Bartow and Taylor was on the prayer list there for a long time. Rev. Lowe, pastor of First Methodist, spent a lot of time at LRMC visiting and praying with us. In fact, he happened to be there on Black Tuesday and led the 50+ people in the hospital Chapel in prayer while Taylor was undergoing emergency surgery.
About an hour after Taylor and his friend inhaled the pizza, his mother, Suzie, called a local individual to talk to him about a story she's writing for the newspaper. As soon as Suzie introduced herself, the woman asked how Taylor was doing. She explained she had read the Mother's Day story Suzie wrote, and had been praying for his recovery ever since.
There is no telling how many people prayed for Taylor. We wish we knew who they all are so we could thank them personally. But, the biggest thanks we can give is to tell them how well he's doing.
I've joked about the 6 degrees of Taylor Smith (sorry, Kevin Bacon) after hearing how many people knew about Taylor, and finding out how they learned. It began within hours of Taylor's accident. Several hours after Taylor's accident, a former neighbor of my Mother called to see how Taylor was. Her daughter had been at an Optometrist office in Winter Haven and heard a friend of ours (who she didn't know) talking to someone else about Taylor's wreck. She heard enough to figure out that the person she was talking about was probably the grandson of her Mother's former neighbor (my Mother).
So, we're not surprised anymore when a stranger knows all about Taylor.
And, yes, that's "our" Taylor. A LOT of people have some ownership in him being here. The thoughts and prayers of so many played a major role in him being home, eating pizza, watching TV and hanging out with his friends.
When the delivery person, a woman in her late 50's, came to the door she saw the "Welcome Home Taylor" banner that we still have hanging up (it's coming down this weekend). When we opened the door she said "Is that OUR Taylor?" Taylor's mother talked to her a while and learned she is a member of First United Methodist Church in Bartow and Taylor was on the prayer list there for a long time. Rev. Lowe, pastor of First Methodist, spent a lot of time at LRMC visiting and praying with us. In fact, he happened to be there on Black Tuesday and led the 50+ people in the hospital Chapel in prayer while Taylor was undergoing emergency surgery.
About an hour after Taylor and his friend inhaled the pizza, his mother, Suzie, called a local individual to talk to him about a story she's writing for the newspaper. As soon as Suzie introduced herself, the woman asked how Taylor was doing. She explained she had read the Mother's Day story Suzie wrote, and had been praying for his recovery ever since.
There is no telling how many people prayed for Taylor. We wish we knew who they all are so we could thank them personally. But, the biggest thanks we can give is to tell them how well he's doing.
I've joked about the 6 degrees of Taylor Smith (sorry, Kevin Bacon) after hearing how many people knew about Taylor, and finding out how they learned. It began within hours of Taylor's accident. Several hours after Taylor's accident, a former neighbor of my Mother called to see how Taylor was. Her daughter had been at an Optometrist office in Winter Haven and heard a friend of ours (who she didn't know) talking to someone else about Taylor's wreck. She heard enough to figure out that the person she was talking about was probably the grandson of her Mother's former neighbor (my Mother).
So, we're not surprised anymore when a stranger knows all about Taylor.
And, yes, that's "our" Taylor. A LOT of people have some ownership in him being here. The thoughts and prayers of so many played a major role in him being home, eating pizza, watching TV and hanging out with his friends.
1 comment:
When is the darned kid's birthday? I know my Taylor's is the 3rd but can't remember your Taylor's.
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