Ms. Edna’s Pillow

Aaron and I have a client on our Meals on Wheels route named Edna.  She is such a delight every single week.  And she takes great delight in Aaron, evidenced in her wide-eyed attention to every word he says.

Last week, Edna had a special gift for Aaron.  She leaned down to pick up a small and very pretty pillow.

“Here, Aaron,” she said, “I have something for you.”

She held the pillow for him to see.  Then she proceeded to point to each letter.

“This is an L,” she said as she showed him the first letter.

“This in the middle is an O,” she said, “and next is a V, and right here is an E.”

She stopped and smiled broadly at Aaron.

“It spells LOVE,” she finished.  

She let me snap their picture, giving me permission to share it.

Now, I don’t know about you, but right away I knew that the word on this pillow was not the word LOVE but was instead the word HOME.

I’m not sure if Edna really thought the word was LOVE or not.

I suspect, though, that Edna didn’t know Aaron can read.  I think she wanted him to believe that the word was LOVE because she wanted to show Aaron that she loves him, which is so precious.

I just held my breath, though, hoping that Aaron would not correct her.

I ran to the van to grab my phone and take some pictures.  I came back into the house to find Aaron talking to Ms. Edna about the planet Mercury.  

I figured he had not corrected her spelling error since he was more interested in having a captive…though hard of hearing…audience who would smile and nod at all the planet Mercury data and details. 

I breathed a huge sigh of relief as we drove away.

“Edna is real nice who lives on ______ Street,” Aaron commented.  

I smiled at his phrasing and attention to detail, being sure to include her street name.

And I smiled because he had not corrected Ms. Edna, allowing her to have her joy.

But later, as we returned to the van after another delivery, I held the pillow up.

“Hey, Aaron,” I asked, “what word do you see on this pillow?”

“Home!” he exclaimed without missing a beat.  🙂 🙂

As soon as we got HOME with the LOVE pillow, Aaron showed it to Gary.  Then I asked him if he wanted me to put it in his favorite family room chair.  Aaron was happy with that idea.

So, there it sits now, every day…reminding me each time I see it that really, HOME is LOVE.  

And so is Ms. Edna.

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Author: Patty hesaidwhatks

I'm Patty and I write about our adult son who has Epilepsy and Autism, who still lives with my husband and me, and who is a package full of many surprises and joys and challenges and TALK! Lots of talking, which creates laughter and some other reactions as well. I also write about how God shows Himself to me in everyday life.

31 thoughts on “Ms. Edna’s Pillow”

  1. This is the sweetest 😭 What a lovely story to share. I love every bit of it, even that the cursive spelling of “home” DOES kind of look like the word “love” 🥰 As you said, home is love. And Ms. Edna and Aaron are just too sweet! Have a blessed week!

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      1. Hi! I have all email notifications off in my settings. I only saw your new post on the WordPress reader. Sorry I can’t be of help 😕

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  2. I agree with Jasmine, above. If you squint your eyes a bit, those cursive letters H-O-M-E almost look like L-O-V-E. Maybe Ms. Edna needs her glasses changed! 😁 / ‘Love the way Aaron connects with the shut-ins on your route. He’s a gift for them!

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  3. Patty, such a beautiful story. I loved all the pictures in the story and it made me feel like I was there. That look on Aaron’s face- oh my.

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    1. This really is the highlight of Aaron’s week. I’m so thankful for how he’s taken to this ministry and has much he cares for the clients. And they love him a lot. It’s very sweet to see.

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    1. The pillow incident made my day too, Beth. It was so sweet and I had to share it. Yeah, if you figure out that Mercury connection please let me in on it. We have that reaction to many of Aaron’s conversations. :).

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  11. Patty, Ms. Edna did not make a mistake the pillow spelled love! Love and home, embodied in the gift of a pillow. Aaron got to tell his story and receive the gift of love. Amazing how the gift of love, changes everything.

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  12. Thank you for sharing, Patty! I quite like that Aaron allowed Ms. Edna, have her moment when she spelt Home as Love. I believe that Ms. Edna was trying to tell Aaron that Home is where the Love is.

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