Whose cell phone is this?

I was cleaning out my purse the other day and I found a cell phone I didn't recognize. (This probably tells you, that I should clean out my purse more often.) I had no idea how long it had been in my purse or how it got there, so I thought I should do some research. It didn't have a name on it so I looked at the contact list. My name was second on the list. (Can you believe somebody had me second instead of first on their contact list?) so I called myself to see whose name would show up. The phone turned out to be a work cell phone to one of the nurses that used to work with our department. She had given me the cell phone to turn in when she returned to her other department and I had completely forgotten about it. Even though I had forgotten about the cell phone, I hadn't forgotten her. She is one of those people that make you smile.

We do remember how other people make us feel. The funny thing is that when we make other people feel loved, our mood improves. Loving people is sometimes hard work. We all have people in our lives that challenge us a bit extra in the "love" department. When we challenge ourselves physically it helps us grow physically stronger. When we challenge ourselves to love someone that takes a bit of extra work, we grow stronger in our ability to love. I like to think of this as an opportunity for a love workout. As we grow in our ability to love, we grow more like Christ, and that's a great anteater.

John 13:35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."