I just found out that a very dear friend has breast cancer and underwent a total mastectomy. Boy, this hit me pretty hard. I have known her for 23 years but even more importantly I met her at a turning point in my life. I was 13! Boy that was a loooong time ago! I was a confused kid, and she was my English teacher. She taught me a lot more than English though! She mentored me through some tough times and kept me on the "high road" as she'd call it. I can remember telling her that I felt so stupid for having such strange feelings about things. She said, "No feelings are stupid." "You have the perfect feelings for your age." Now looking back on that I think what was the big deal?
I realize, however, that the big deal was that she cared for me and as I saw it she loved me unconditionally. I felt accepted. That was a pretty powerful feeling. She empowered me to become who I am today. She nurtured me to Christ.
Why do I blog about this when this is my adoption blog???? Well, that an easy answer. I made a promise to myself when I was about 14 years old. I determined in my heart that someday I'd let God use me to change a kid's life just like my English teacher had changed mine.
This news of her illness that she will overcome triumphantly brought this promise back to the forefront of my mind, and I am convinced even more that I am doing what God has called me to do!
PLEASE pray for my friend Gae Wofford and her family that God will give her strength through the next 4 weeks of chemo and through the healing process.
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