Any time at all….
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all you gotta do is call and I’ll be there. He is there every step of the way with us as we navigate familiar waters for what seems like the first time.
Timehop reports ‘Sheri’s day in history’ for last year and many years passed, and it causes me to think about the history that is being made today and will be reported next year. I wrote a voice memo to myself on Monday, ‘As I drive into work, on this the last day before vacation, I think about the excitement of last year and years past, knowing that myDarlin’ and I would be planning and prepping for the holidays. Going to the grocery, choosing food, making sure that we have sufficient supplies – you made it look so easy myDarlin’. And I was watching, so were all of our kids… and between all of us, we can do it! You are our inspiration.’
I pull up to the busy store, jockeying for a parking spot amongst all of the other shoppers, and find one fairly close. Grabbing the large cart, I reach into my pocket for my card and show it to the man at the door. This is yet another of the firsts that I will encounter this year, and think about so many other firsts that have come and those yet to be. You would always say to me, ‘Let’s get in and get out’, alluding to the fact that we should remain focused on the task at hand. The rows of electronics at the entrance were always a major distraction for you, as you roamed up and down the aisles looking at the latest technology to figure out which one we ‘needed’. So much for ‘get in and get out’ LOL!
I make it through the entire store, but it just doesn’t seem like the fun place I remember anymore. No photos or us’es in the aisles, no office chair races or checking out the toys. I place my items on the conveyor and leave the large items on the cart. The associates are friendly as usual, even asking if I would like a box for some of the items. And our membership is expired….. She adds the executive level on, which will not benefit me anymore as I won’t be doing all of the shopping we did before myDarlin’ Robert Kenui Pope. At customer service for a refund of the difference between executive and basic membership, Tom (the name of the associate that just so happened to look like Santa) said to me, you should consider keeping this level as you earned the extra cost back in cash last year. Tears welled up in my eyes, as I explained to Santa that this year is different….. yes myDarlin’, this year is different.
And today I am grateful that we’ve all got each other and our Lord to lean upon, as we navigate the familiar waters of the holiday season in a new way. And I reflect on myDarlin’s prayer asking the Lord to give me peace and understanding, and know that ‘Anytime at all, all you’ve got to do is call, and he’ll be there.’ As I look through my photos, I found this very appropriate one from a past visit – and it pretty well sums it up!
#KeepLookingUp #AnytimeAtAll #PeaceandUnderstanding
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