Last night, Alayna had a softball game. Alayna's team won 14-0, and finished early. We had to run to Gabriel's to get some picture frames for some pictures we took over the day and weekend for a few people.After checking out at the register, we made our way through the front lobby of Gabes. Coming in was an entire family. Father, mother, two children. One of the children was pushing the cart very slow. I tried to scoot by, but couldn't do it that well as the family was standing nearby him. As I looked down, this little boy pushing the cart had leg braces from the ankles to knees. I knew then why he was walking slower.
I was able to come around the boy and the cart. As I came around the cart, I turned and smiled to the boy pushing the cart with his mom next to him. I knew this kid! It was Abby's classmate Eddie.
Abby talks about Eddie all the time. She really likes him. I looked at the mom and said, "Hello, I'm Abby's dad and Abby talks about Eddie all the time." I looked at Eddie, and said, "Abby, really likes you buddy." Eddie has speech issues and was able to say, "Thank you." The mom then said, "Eddie, who is your friend at school?" Eddie looks at her and was able to say, "Abby." I just smiled from ear to ear!
The mom, speaking broken English, (with a strong Eastern European accent) said, "Abby is dear to my heart." If you could have felt like I felt at that moment. I could have melted. I was overcome with a sense of peace, joy and thankfulness for what and who my daughter is.
Here was a family whom I never have met before, from Eastern Europe, now living here, was touched by my daughter's gift of love for their son. Abby's teacher told me this week, that she wrote in her folder to request for next year that Abby should be put in a classroom where special needs kids are because she has such a love and compassion to help them and care for them.
I got home and gave Abby a HUGE hug and told her how proud I was of her for caring for Eddie in school. Jennifer asked Abby if she met Eddie's mom and Abby said, "Yes, she comes in our room at school."
Wow, my seven year old is already out there in the world making an impact for Jesus Christ, sharing her love of God with all people. It had to be one of the proudest moments of my entire life.
Mark 10:14 "Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
