Good morning. It is raining here this morning, but at least not the snow and sleet they were predicting. We have made it into the weekend. The days seems to slide together, especially since I am not working anymore. But for those of you that are off from work, I hope you have a great weekend.
Several weeks ago on this Blog I wrote about Hero's, The Bassett's. I talked of the Bone Marrow transplant and the fact the donor was Malachi Bassett. One year old. It goes to show that real life Hero's can be short in the britches. You don't have to look like Superman to be a hero. You can tell by the picture at the top of the Blog today that Malachi loves to eat and especially garlic bread. Some franchise restaurant should scoop him up for a ad, because they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well this one certainly speaks loud and clear. Garlic Bread at the "Olive Garden," is mighty good stuff. The delight on his face and the smile makes you feel good all over.
The family have been back home for several weeks now from the hospital. There has been a couple of tight spots but over all Mikayla is doing great. Malachi's blood and cells have taken over in her body and she is completely Leukemia free. All because of this smiling little man. Who has no idea he has given his sister's life back to her.
I think we all have wondered sometime in our life's if we were called on to be a hero, would be able to have the strength to put all fears aside and help them. It makes you wonder and hope. Hope that you could for one minute put yourself second and run into a burning building and rescue someone. I don't know, people do it everyday. People you would never consider to be hero's. But in the right circumstance the plight of another comes before thoughts of our own safety. I would like to think I could do that, would have the courage. I think we never really know until that moment comes.
But sometimes you can be someones hero without jumping in front of a bullet to save their life. You can just be there for them when the rest of the world may be kicking them down.
Hero's come in all sizes. Malachi is proof of that theory. Malachi doesn't even know he is a hero. For sometimes someone can without knowing it be a hero to us or us to them. We have at times had someone go out of their way for us, to give us an encouraging word and they become our Hero. At the time we needed them the most they were there.
And a hero may not even know they are one. Just like Malachi. They just go through life smiling and eating that Garlic Bread. Never realizing they have saved someones life. See that kind word you took the time to give someone who was desperately looking for some sort of light in their life. Just your smile and a moment of your time could have been the reason they kept hanging on. So just remember as you eat your garlic bread. Your chance to be a hero, just might come along. You never know when you might get that chance. just like Malachi. Don't you just love that face?
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