You meet people in the strangest of places and they are in your lives for as long as The Father desires.
We have used the pharmacy at WalMart for about as long as I can remember. Many years ago our son, Austin, had a terrible sore throat and begged to go to the doctor. THIS WAS NOT NORMAL! He like most adult men would rather die than go to the doctor. It was just before Thanksgiving. You can imagine. It was STREP! Off to the pharmacy we go. He is sitting in the buggy just feeling like crud when this worker comes up and starts talking to him. Little did we know then the relationship that just began. That was about 2005, I believe... if not 2004.
Through the years she and I have developed our relationship as well. She watched Austin grow and all the neat things he has been involved with. Over time I would share things about life or church and she would listen. One day after a quick visit in the isles of the pharmacy as I was walking away I hollered back at her, "Love ya!" At first I was like... where did that come from? I did love her as a fellow human and friend, but I was not sure what she would think.
A while back she told me of a serious time in her life that she was very stressed over. She said she was praying about it and I told erh I would also pray with her. She hugged me and after clearing our face full of tears she went on her way and I went mine. Since then we've visited as we run in and out of WalMart.
Yesterday, Thursday, we were in there again for refills and chatted up a storm. I asked her how she was... she is still in situation, but still praying. She said she tries to remember prayers from church to pray and hopes it's enough. My heart just exploded into my eyes and I reaffirmed that her prayers are enough. She needed to be reminded, like we all do at times, that if it''s from our heart He hears and is working on our behalf. We are His children and loves us dearly.When we cry out He works it out.
Our sweet friend at WalMart pharmacy is trusting God to work her dire situation out that only He can fix. God is faithful. Who knows why He put our paths together except that at this time in her life she could have someone she could share with and believe what was shared in return.
It's all about the relationship. If they know you... they know you care. They know you are genuine. I am thankful that God put a yield sign there that day long ago instead of keeping our paths parallel.
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