Merry 18 Days Until We Celebrate Christmas! Can you change - just a little - the way you navigate the next 19 days until December 25th?
Yesterday morning - (Monday) - I went to the Apple store in the mall with a buddy of mine. While we were there, we went to the food court to get a Chick-Fillet. My buddy ordered while I tried to find and secure a table ... the place was packed.
After getting a table, I started up a conversation with a lady in the next table. We talked about Christmas shopping - had she finished - just conversational chit-chat. About that time my buddy and a couple of other friends brought the food and we started eating.
After a few minutes, the woman finished eating, started to leave and I commented that it looked like she had been Christmas shopping for herself! (She had some lady store department bag.) She smiled and said, "I am giving my daughter away this weekend at her wedding. My husband died a year or so ago. I bought this so I would look nice."
I was stunned. There was no "pity me" in her voice, but you could sense this was a big challenge for her. I assured her that her daughter was fortunate to have such a mom as her, told her she would do great and waved as she walked away.
My buddies and I just looked at each other. It was one of those "where did that come from" kind of moments.
Not everyone is going to have a Merry Christmas. Maybe if we just took a little bit of time, we can find them, listen to them and encourage them during this Christmas Season.
After getting a table, I started up a conversation with a lady in the next table. We talked about Christmas shopping - had she finished - just conversational chit-chat. About that time my buddy and a couple of other friends brought the food and we started eating.
After a few minutes, the woman finished eating, started to leave and I commented that it looked like she had been Christmas shopping for herself! (She had some lady store department bag.) She smiled and said, "I am giving my daughter away this weekend at her wedding. My husband died a year or so ago. I bought this so I would look nice."
I was stunned. There was no "pity me" in her voice, but you could sense this was a big challenge for her. I assured her that her daughter was fortunate to have such a mom as her, told her she would do great and waved as she walked away.
My buddies and I just looked at each other. It was one of those "where did that come from" kind of moments.
Not everyone is going to have a Merry Christmas. Maybe if we just took a little bit of time, we can find them, listen to them and encourage them during this Christmas Season.
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I don't know who that lady was - but you can bet, she will be in my prayers this weekend.
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