I have always maintained that the best part of my work, my job, my business, is meeting new people and getting to hear their story. And just as a thistle can have a beautiful blossom, so can a tragic life have value and meaning.
The last two days have been a highlight for me in that regard. I have come to know a person in a new way, someone I had only ever seen at a distance and had only heard about her life second hand. She was very transparent, honest, and was a true inspiration to me as I witnessed first hand how she conducts her life.
It is so good to know that there are people like her and that she is an influence on many lives, especially those of her children, of which there are many. She served me a proper English Tea late in the afternoon and we continued a chat that started the day before as we seemed to be working in the same space most of the time. She told me that most people who meet her feel sorry for her and cannot understand how she can cope with the many tragedies that have come her way in recent years. She looked me in the eye and said with a huge smile and with absolute conviction, "I would not trade my life with ANYONE! God always gives us just enough grace to handle what he allows into our lives."
And I believe her!
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