A simple touch

I had one of the most difficult days, I had ever had last week. I was already feeling yucky from my surgery, but I was also feeling sad and lonely. Hubby and i had had an argument before he left for work. My kids were kind of running wild because we had taken a few days off of school to allow for my recovery. (We'll make those up during the summer.) Right in the midst of all of that chaos my cute son managed to knock out his already loose tooth out. This would have been fine but it cut the gum all of the way to the top. My poor sad boy was bleeding and scared. I was feeling overwhelmed and frustrated, since I was home with no car and really wasn't supposed to be driving anyway. (I called the doctor and the dentist, who both agreed that I should just watch it for the time being. It does appear to be healing well.) To top everything off, the people who had offered to bring my family dinner that night were a no show. By the time we managed to get dinner cooking for our family, I was a sobbing mess.

Then something miraculous happened. At least for me it felt pretty miraculous. Hubby walked over, sat next to me on the couch and held my hand. It felt like all of the stress and hurt and frustration on the day just poured right out of my body. I felt strengthened, uplifted and soothed by his simple touch. It made all of the difference for me. Have you had this experience? Has a simple touch from someone who loves you changed the course of a day for you? A hug, or a held hand or a hand on the small of your back, letting you know that someone is there for you?