Life’s little
surprises…from out of left field….
Over the weekend, a friend of
ours went to the hospital. And as anyone
can tell you, by personal experience (we can) your spouse does not get to go
with you. To me, the cruelest of all
this virus stuff.
Our friend’s wife, who is
also our friend, stated it on Facebook.
And we all send word of help, prayers as we knew how hard it was on
her. She and her husband are just about
joined to the hip. He is older, so that makes her concern even harder.
During the time while she
waited. I messaged her, to let her know what to expect.. as we and our brother
in law went thru the same shoes she was wearing.
Then the weirdest thing
happen… After stop talking to her.. a message came thru the message area.. but
there was a note that the writer had deleted the message. Being I recognized the name.. yet she was not
one of my Facebook friends… but she is the daughter of my friend. So I wrote back to her ???? … figuring if she
wanted to talk, I could… as I live about 2 miles from her mom and she lives in
the next state. And she said she had
written something but has second thoughts.
So removed it. She said she was
concerned about her Mom.. I wrote back I
was too. We talked a few minutes and
then ended the conversation. Then I
decided to call my friend. My husband
had already called but was cut short as she had another call come in. My friend and I talked for about 10 minutes
or so.. I walked her thru the system, that she was partly aware of. Told her to wait an hour as they would need
time to run test, so they really couldn’t give
her much info. She seemed a
little calmer… I told her if for some wild reason, they sent him home.. to call
us.. Didn’t want her driving in the dark and upset.
Then after, I messaged her
daughter and told her what I had said to her mother.. We passed a few more lines and then just as
we were going to end the conversation….. she said.. by the way, do you remember
me… I use to work with you a very long time ago. I told her yes, I did remember
her and told her mother a funny story about her and her daughters visit to the
nursing home we worked in. She laughed
and said she remember that and someone took a picture of them.. She said.. but I want to tell you something
else.. I have wanted to tell you for quite some time. She told about how working with me and
another woman, helped her. That our talks to her as we worked.. had help her make
better choices in life. And to be a good person, and to take life serious. My thoughts were WOW… I told her thank you..
but I didn’t think I did anything great… I did see that she was having a hard
time being a young mom and working.. She said yes, but you were honest and kept
me in line with not only the job but life.
And then she shared about her children, grandchildren.. lol. After a bit, I bid her goodnight and told her
to take good care of herself.. I did
message her the next morning and we talked about her step dad being home.. And
one of these times when she comes to see her mom, I am going to stop by and see
her…
You know, we go thru life..
never thinking of any impression we make in or on others… It is a blessing to hear that one does good.
This gal is the 3rd one in my adult life time, who have told me
thank you for doing what I thought was just a general thing. The first one was
a daughter of a friend from a long time ago. And I use to baby sit her and her
siblings with my own kids… And when she
told of how great it was to grow up with me.. and I said… I didn’t think I did
anything great.. just treated her like
my own kids.. And she said exactly…
and that is what made her feel so good. That I showed her what a normal
life was like.. and how one can love someone.. as her own family life was very disruptive
to say the least. (her parents drank a lot). She said she always felt safe and
loved at my house… She became a
judge. It still wows me to know I made
a difference.
So know, some where along the
line.. you too made a difference in someone’s life.
