i wasn't thinking....i was just barely gettin'
thru. there was a crisis in my family and i found
myself in the middle of it. i was keepin' up,
but just barely. it was a total blur of a week.
we got the newsletter out, but i didn't even realize
what the date was.....9/11/08.
a friend wrote and reminded me to honor 9/11.
ohmygosh. i couldn't believe i let that go by.
i felt terrible.
i wrote her and explained what was up.
here's the thing about you guys..........every
single one of you has something amazing to offer...
and you offer it so freely.
she happens to be a counselor. so she hopped right
in with some great suggestions/advice/thoughts...
what a help!
more responses to the newsletter came in.
one of you just wrote and told me that the
newsletter brightened your day.
gosh, that felt good.
i gotta tell you, i have an 'in the way' complex...
and i always hate to be in the way, and feel in
the way much too often.
that felt really good to hear.
several of you were nudged by hearing from us
and dropped in to check in and say hey.
sometimes i confided what was goin' on, sometimes
i just kept that to myself...but always, your
notes made such a difference to me.
those of you who i shared with hopped right back
with help and support and love.
most of you guys haven't even met me in person,
but that doesn't stop you from sending me love.
i had responded to someone who had signed the
guestbook, she wrote back in response to that,
and i don't know exactly how it happened...but
before you know it, she was helpin me out with
the craziness that was goin' on! a friendship
was born!
love and support just flowed thru that day
like you wouldn't believe.
when i first heard that i had forgotten 9/11
i had wished that i hadn't sent the newsletter
when i was upset....but by that nite, i was just so
glad i did.
i sat there and just cried with gratitude.
i honestly feel so lucky to have the job that i have.
it's not a job...it's a way of life....
and customers aren't customers, they're friends and
people who care.
i think that's the coolest thing.
and i know i say pretty regularly that we're grateful
for you guys....but i'm not sure if you really know
just how much. and that's why i wanted to write this
blog.
you all made a dark time lighter...just by bein' out
there. you are constant reminders to me that we all
make a difference, we're all connected, and that love
comes in so many different forms!
it's not just the darkness either.....
my boys are my greatest joy in my life....
and you let me share my silly boy stories, you write
and ask me how the guys are. on mother's day so many
of you remember to wish me a great day!
it's so cool to be able to share them with you guys.
it the dark and the light....you are part of it all...
how does someone thank you for that?!
please just know that you are so darn appreciated over
here! thank you for making my life beautiful.
with love,
terri
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