Sometimes when I am busy and life is just wirling around me, I forget how important all of you are to me. You have shared your tears, joy, frustration and anger in your blogs--opened my eyes up to others and their problems. I don't always comments on your blogs--because sometimes I really don't know what to say. I do however pray and pray and pray! Being a quite person, however means sometimes I am locked deap inside my head. You all know what I mean. Yesterday I was just stuck in that place how am I going to get more money--enough to eat, a place to live, feel better, etc. etc. Hey, I was in a very unthankfull mood. Feeling sorry for myself I decided to go to the grocery store and although I didn't have much money I would do the best I could to get something to eat for today.
Now picture in your mind please--I am walking (fast and determined) to the store almost to the entrance and I hear a voice behind me say "Look at you, I wish I could walk as good as you can!" At first I thought to myself "This person has no idea of my problems with my legs and how they often hurt so bad I can't hardley walk!" I turned and a woman (maybe 50) was walking up to the entrance in slow painful steps and I felt a sting in my heart because it could of been me before I stopped smoking. I walked back to her and asked her if I could pray for her. We prayed together in the entrance of the store and I am sure their were people around us who were wondering why these two women were standing there praying, but there was a couple of people who walked up and joined in adding their prayers along with us. I shuddenly realized that she had blessed me in a special way because I realized how important my friends (ex community) were to my own well being.
You see, last year I could hardly walk and when I came to this website (Aug. 28, 2013) it was the ex-community love and support that helped me to overcome smoking and get back my health.
I never asked her why she was unable to walk, I only asked her name so that I could pray for her. But after all of us had prayed for her she walked into the store with a spring in her step and I am sure that she will remember that day because people who she didn't even know had came to her and shared a moment of understanding and love.
If you are new to this site just keep this in mind--we are not perfect, and we don't always have the answers but we always have our well wishes and love to share with you.
THANK YOU!
XOXO
