I Almost Misssed It

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I will love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.
Proverbs 8:17

Pulling in to a Lowe's about 30 miles from our home, my hope was to gather some pumpkins and a couple hydrangea bushes to replace two which had died this summer. Waiting in line behind a woman my age, I was admiring two jade fern shrubs on her cart and simply asked, "Are those deer resistant?"  "Who knows!" she replied, "This year they've even eaten my coleus."

My husband had headed to the car with our cart and the same woman was standing outside the garden shop waiting for her husband to pull upn when I exited.  She asked me where I lived. Out of the blue, in the midst of our chit chat, tears welled in her eyes and she said, "We are on our way to bury my father."

Wrapping her in my arms, I prayed over her as she wept. I almost missed the moment had I not commented on her new bushes. Now, I have a new friend and I hope we have the opportunity to get together soon.  It gets better. She and her husband just bought property on Smith Mt Lake.

You know what. It doesn't matter what her faith is or what her political views are. She is a valuable human being and today was just a little sweeter meeting her.

Today's song lyrics really made me thankful for my friends.

The Song (Lyrics below)

"More Than You'll Ever Know" Watermark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twgYDNiClzw

Something brought you to my mind today I thought about the funny ways you make me laugh And yet I feel like it's okay to cry with you Something about just being with you When I leave I feel like I've been near God And that's the way it ought to be 'Cause you've been more than a friend to me You fight off my enemies 'Cause you've spoken the Truth over my life And you'll never know what it means to me Just to know you've been on your knees for me Oh, you have blessed my life More than you'll ever know, yeah, yeah, yeah More than you'll ever know, yeah, yeah, yeah You had faith, when I had none You prayed God would bring me a brand new song When I didn't think I could find the strength to sing And all the while I'm hoping that I'll Do the kind of praying for you that you've done for me And that's the way it ought to be You have carried me You have taken upon a burden that wasn't your own And may the blessing return to you A hundredfold, oh yeah A hundredfold, oh yeah




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