I'm sure that isn't a very common headline for many people but this thought just occurred to me while emptying my dishwasher. (something I'm sure I'm doing incorrectly according to my daughter) Irene is a blessing!
A good friend of mine is due to head East this weekend to do something many of my friends are dreading. She is taking her son to college in the midst of the largest natural disaster to hit the East Coast in decades. Some say, oh no, how terrible, how dangerous. I say, bring it! While worrying about the storm and the changed travel plans and the power outages, I am guessing that she has had two, or three days less to think about how sad she is going to be leaving her child at school.
I know that while we have been chatting about the storm and her getting there, I have worried less about leaving my child at school next week. Distractions are wonderful tools to draw us away from the things that are most troubling. For the most part, we can't cause our own distractions so today I say...thank you Irene :)
Yes; said friend agrees. It was a good distraction from the emotional overwhelm I had feared for so many weeks. Irene was the gift that let us have a last adventure together; to tour DC together; to share a story that will never be forgotten about going to college Freshman year.
ReplyDeleteI hope I thanked you then. I thank you now for the care and concern - and support - you gave me during those trying few days.
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