A bit of a treasure and a bit of fresh air. Things have been going rough for us the last couple of weeks and very harsh on k. We both helped and witness the death of our neighbor right outside our home, then our dog and my husband was threatened to be shot, we also lost a friends 15yr old daughter to cancer and to put the icing on the cake, k's fish vanished literally vanished. If you can tell me how a fish can escape out of a tank that had a lid and was in a closed room then by all means fill me in. So much for k and I that we have been struggling though I think God knew here is one reason why I think that........
The other day we stopped at the local Thrift Store ...It has been close to 6 or 7mo since the last time we stopped at this store, so I was actually surprised that she remember who we were. The other reason why I was surprised is because she had saved us some books (yes, literally set them aside and hung onto them for us) and not only that found other books that she thought k would love to read. So the above including everything k is holding cost me $30.xx and we even got a cool series on the Titanic for kids and Little House on Prairie. This gal was awesome and stopped everything talked with k and I getting information on what other books that we are looking for or trying to find etc. It made me stop and think how many times have I stopped to listen and really care for someone. Bless this gal for doing that and making my daughters day even giving her the Sticker Book informing her how proud she was that k was reading that in itself was a blessing and to see my little gals face light up with excitement giving her the drive to dive back into everything even in the midst of so much tragedy. There will always be those downs but keep prevailing and the joy will return.
