Inspiring Spelling

Today i sat down with Morris for about an hour to help him with his disability registration.  The disability registration application is a long one... and Morris is not the worlds fastest talker so i knew i was going to be in this for a while.  But every minute of the boring application was made worth it because i was chatting with Morris the whole time.

When i help with any type of application i tend to leave my computer open to a word document or the Internet so that i can quickly look up words.  I would hate to miss spell something on one of the many applications that i help with.  Most of the time the people i am filling out the application for did not get very far in school so other people automatically judge them.  Having me miss spell simple words on their job related applications would not help the judgement that they already face.  It was slow starting with Morris's application but he got the hang of it eventually (most of the questions are very repetitive).  All the while i would write something down, check my spelling, write something else, check some more spelling, and so on.  He figured out what i was doing eventually.  Most of the time when one of the guests figures out that i am checking my spelling they tease me, or sarcastically ask me about all my years in college and weather i learned how to spell or not.  I normally come back with a snappy remark about how I am the one filling out their application, not them, and we laugh.  But when Morris saw that i was checking my spelling he sat back in his chair and said, "Thats encouraging..." I asked him what was?  He said that it was real real encouraging that i went through school, college, and now have a good job, even though i am a weak speller.  That i worked hard in school, that I didn't let my spelling stop me from doing anything, and still don't let it discourage me from going for good jobs.  He kept saying over and over, "I appreciate you." (but it sounds more like "Ah pre-shiate cha") Which is another NOLA lingo way of saying thank you or thank you very much.  I have never had anyone thank me for being dyslexic... It was encouraging :)

There was a section on the application that asked Morris how much he has to carry or lift when he is working.  It gave options like 'less then 25lb,' '50lb,' and 'more then 100lb.'  He looked confused so i reworded the question and asked, "Do you lift me? Or something as heavy as me when you go to work?"  He looked at me and said, "Don't talk yourself down like that!"  He was really disappointed and i had to take it back before he answered the question.  It was a sweet, honest, and heartfelt concern that he felt for me. 

At one point during the application he told me that i was hard headed.  I said i liked to call it confidence.  But he was not convinced and i still don't think i am hard headed, haha. 

Morris also talked a lot about Hebrews 11.  I looked it up later and the words repeated over and over in the verses are, "By faith..."  By faith so and so did that and by faith so and so did this.  Morris has such a strong faith.  He reminded me how much we all just need to trust in God.  Also that we need to remember to give God credit for all of the things He gives to us in life. 

Love you all and i hope you love Morris too :)