on the verge of greatness....
I am so lucky! I have made some special friends here at SC...thank you to those of you who have become a part of my life and who talk things over with me....you know who you are. You inspire me to be a better person. You accept my vulnerabilities and you accept my strengths. I needed that! There are people here who I know I will meet one day...just because the laughs have been so great and the discussions so grand. Those are times I look forward to with great anticipation! Today, I just want to brag about one of my friends here...because she and I, well, we stand on the verge of greatness!
There was a time when I was caving in to the weight of depression. It took all my energy to bridge the gap between how I felt and who I felt I was...and I blogged it out. I had been reading of others' lives and knew that I was not the only one who was struggling through stuff. Yet, one day I got a PM from Miss Mimi, who I knew for a fact (from her blogs) was being a warrior in her own right. Here is what the message said:
"I am keeping an eye on you, Missy."
Blink.
Blink.
Huh?
Somehow, the me who thought she was blogging like a champ and resolving all the trouble in a few short paragraphs...had someone who saw through the crap and cared enough to say "been there, it's ugly, ya might wanna wear some scuba gear".
And so it was that Mimi and I became friends and we have enjoyed e-mailing, blogging, PM'ing, PMS'ing (hehe) and all the things that friends do. I have rooted for her and she has rooted for me. I like that.
No, I love it!
So the time came when I was ready to announce my new line of work with the
Great Guy Group (http://www.greatguys.org) and she was ever the cheerleader....
thanks, Meem.
In the course of reading and keeping up with her life, I saw that she was now a part of a Soulcast Quilting Guild (of two). Yay, for you both! It seemed like fun to me and I knew it would be a successful thing....but then....
God winked and there we were....what a fantastic idea for the Great Guy Group....quilts in whatever size, in many colors....for patients....as gifts from their loved ones...for donors as a way for us to say thank you. My heart was beating faster and faster....for use as auction items at events with our chambers of commerce and all our gatherings...for the love of God! This was huge!!
Sam, my mailman, brought the mail up yesterday and put it on the back post since there was a package that needed to be delivered and the box was full....yes, you guessed right...I have received my first ever, blessed by her own hands....made with love from her heart and soul....a Mimi original! I am so delighted, it is beautiful and did I mention how I am delighted?
As soon as my soon-to-be college student comes home from her Gf's house, I will ask her to take a pix and upload it for me. Wail till you see this! You do not know the joy that I felt in my heart to see the manifestation of our new little dream. And then I turned it over, to admire the back...and there on the 'label' was my GGG logo....Miss Mimi's name and the date....I started to cry....this was more than I could have dreamed up!
I promptly placed an 'order' for 3,000! Mimi, you rock! I am so happy to call you a true
'great guy'. At some point in all of our life's dramas...in focusing on all the positive, in fighting through all the negatives....you and I, as soul sisters, stood hand in hand and said 'yes, I will' when God asked us to team up and help cancer patients.
We said YES! and then
God winked....and there we were!
love you and mean it!
Mamie
