The Gift
I was in the middle of a party, eyes dressed accordingly in kohl and mascara and carrying myself around with some level of dignity until I was handed a gift. When she handed this to me and I unwrapped it, I began to cry and my mascara frowned and sighed.
After already spending so much of her time with me to help me better understand and to tell me I would get through things in time, she took more time. After so much of her time was spent holding on to and rocking me while I was weeping in her living room, she took more time. After having already spent too much of her precious time emailing me down, phoning me down, text messaging me down and allowing me to draw from her incredible reserve of strength and faith, she still took more time to take one of my stories and have it published in a little bookie.
The individual who handed me the gift is one of the very few blessings to come from 2007 and has become one of my greatest confidantes. This bookie is one of the most special items anyone has ever gifted me, and she is one of the most precious that God has ever gifted me.
After already spending so much of her time with me to help me better understand and to tell me I would get through things in time, she took more time. After so much of her time was spent holding on to and rocking me while I was weeping in her living room, she took more time. After having already spent too much of her precious time emailing me down, phoning me down, text messaging me down and allowing me to draw from her incredible reserve of strength and faith, she still took more time to take one of my stories and have it published in a little bookie.
The individual who handed me the gift is one of the very few blessings to come from 2007 and has become one of my greatest confidantes. This bookie is one of the most special items anyone has ever gifted me, and she is one of the most precious that God has ever gifted me.
Labels: Friendship
posted by just a girl at 8:31 AM
4 Comments:
Wow Maha, that's a REALLY nice gift. How amazing that she did that!!!! It's like you said in an earlier post, that it's the gifts that take the most thought that are the ones we remember the most. Very very impressive on the part of your friend :)
Chances are, you also brought a lot into her life.
This is just so cool!
hugs
Maria
Maria.. you hit it on the spot.. This is part of what i wrote to Maha after I read the post: "Please know that whatever you feel I gave you, you more than gave me back.. I truly enjoyed "publishing" your story, TRULY enjoyed it and your reaction made it so very very worth every second and more. ..... Maha.. Letting me know that my "gift" touched your heart was your incredible gift to me.. Touching someone's heart that way is something most people never get to experience.. I did.. Thank you!"
The speechless friend!
What a lovely gift idea anonymous. I'm not sure which is more touching, the gift, maha's reaction or your comment!
Thank you to the both of you for sharing this.
love,
Colleen
This is really great, both the entry and the speechless friend's comment.
Is that your baby picture?
Thomas
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