Relieved

I just have to post one little detail that meant more to me than anything about the Mother of the Year gala.  I will post more details later.  This is totally unrelated to the festivities of the night, so I hope you'll just indulge me for a minute.

When all was said and done, they took us all over to have our pictures taken.  As I walked away from those I was talking to to head over to the photographer, a man I'd never seen before walked up to me.  He said, "You served in Sendai, didn't you?"  I responded with a yes.  Not sure how he knew.  He said, "So did I.  Have you been really down lately?"  I replied, "Oh, yes."  His reply, "Me too."

Instant bond with the man I've never meant before.  I know no one in my area that served there.  Just knowing there was a face-to-face person who felt similarly to me meant more to me than I can say.  Such a small thing.  We had the chance to talk about the places we served and the people we knew for only a few moments, but just that much relieved my sadness so profoundly.

I am grateful for yet another tender mercy.  So glad there's Someone who knows my heart so well.