Thursday, October 09, 2008
LIFE 101.....
You never know when some little thing you do will cause a positive reaction. I have written several times about Opal, a friend I visit on Fridays. She is in an assisted living building in the town up the road and will not be able to ever return home. Her ailments allow her a certain amount of freedom with a walker and oxygen.
Last week I went to dinner with my mail-carrier. She has the rural route that includes our street and we have often chatted at the box. She noticed that every Monday I receive a note from Opal and asked how she was. With the information I gave her she said she would like to visit with her sometime.
Well, as two women often do, we talked long enough to make a date for dinner and then to visit Opal. Our mail-carrier had worked at one time in the school office when Opal’s daughter was the school nurse so there was some connection with the two of them employed by the school system.
After dinner we arrived at Opal’s door and she was looking for us since I had called ahead. During the visit, my mail-carrier said she always remembered that Opal had candles in her front window and how warm and inviting it seemed to her. The candles were battery operated so there was no flame. The visit that followed was on the basis of those candles in the window and I listened to the two of them talk about what the candles meant to each of them.
Last night, I again went to dinner with the ML and during the meal she talked about her new house and asked if I would like to see it and of course I did. As we drove along, the lights of our town faded to a halo glow and we ended up on a dirt road with houses among the timber.
We came to her drive and there was a stunning three story brick home and………yes, there was a candle in every window.
Sometimes the simple things we do speak volumes to someone else and that is what makes our world and our lives so special. When I visit Opal tomorrow I will be sure to tell her about the ML’s candles for I know the surprise and happiness it will bring her.
We are never forgotten or overlooked no matter how it may seem at times. That is usually when God steps in and does a little candle-lighting…………..
Essentially Esther
Last week I went to dinner with my mail-carrier. She has the rural route that includes our street and we have often chatted at the box. She noticed that every Monday I receive a note from Opal and asked how she was. With the information I gave her she said she would like to visit with her sometime.
Well, as two women often do, we talked long enough to make a date for dinner and then to visit Opal. Our mail-carrier had worked at one time in the school office when Opal’s daughter was the school nurse so there was some connection with the two of them employed by the school system.
After dinner we arrived at Opal’s door and she was looking for us since I had called ahead. During the visit, my mail-carrier said she always remembered that Opal had candles in her front window and how warm and inviting it seemed to her. The candles were battery operated so there was no flame. The visit that followed was on the basis of those candles in the window and I listened to the two of them talk about what the candles meant to each of them.
Last night, I again went to dinner with the ML and during the meal she talked about her new house and asked if I would like to see it and of course I did. As we drove along, the lights of our town faded to a halo glow and we ended up on a dirt road with houses among the timber.
We came to her drive and there was a stunning three story brick home and………yes, there was a candle in every window.
Sometimes the simple things we do speak volumes to someone else and that is what makes our world and our lives so special. When I visit Opal tomorrow I will be sure to tell her about the ML’s candles for I know the surprise and happiness it will bring her.
We are never forgotten or overlooked no matter how it may seem at times. That is usually when God steps in and does a little candle-lighting…………..
Essentially Esther
