While serving as my mom rsquo s live-in caregiver at a cancer center hundreds of miles away from my home I asked people to pray for us As the months passed isolation and loneliness sapped my strength How could I care for my mom if I gave in to my physical mental and emotional exhaustion One day a friend sent me an unexpected care package Jodi had crocheted a purple prayer shawl a warm reminder that we had people praying for us daily Whenever I wrapped the soft yarn around my shoulders I felt God hugging me with the prayers
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