In keeping with one of my blog goals to bring my scattered writtings home to my own web site ...

In honor of my abandoned NaNo ...

In appreciation of today spent surrounded by the smell of coffee and books ...

With lasting fondness for the people I meet in coffee shops ...

I present one of my all time favorite Real Life Stories ...

Originally posted to the Internet on a cold winter's day from a coffee shop (which also served Internet) just East of Dallas, TX.

Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Ok I'm nearly in tears! What a blessing ... such a blessing I needed today!

"I am lost" he said to all of us as he came through the door this very cold, wet winter day.

We looked at him.

He was a man less than six feet tall, over 60, slender, and pleasant.

"Do you know where the Dental Center is?"

"No," each of us said in turn ...

He turned directly to me and repeated the question. I said, "No. But ask at the bar. They may know."

He asked at the bar and he asked all around the cafe ... all in good cheer without being embarrassed about not knowing.

I saw he was making no progress and opened a new web browser page to do an Internet search and called to him as he was about to go out the door.

His response:

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

I smiled and looked up at him and said, "I needed that so much!"

So ... as I completed laoding up the map to the location ... He stood over me and in loud speaking voice he continued to bless me and all that I do and everyone related to me in any way.

We examined the map ... useless to us as we did not know the area ... we made a guess and he started to leave ... but as he reached the door I called out, "OH! Let's just give them a Call!"

Another blessing I received.

Then I talked to the receptionist at the center ... and then it clicked for both of us exactly where the center was ... (ooooh we had previously made such a wrong guess!) and he left for the door.

And I called out "Sir, what is your name? I will call them and tell them to expect you."

Another blessing! This one all about praising my beauty and graciousness! I smiled and told him, "Go, go, go! They are surely looking for you."

And so I called and told them to expect a wonderful gentleman named Stanley.

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And nearly two years later, I still get misty eyed and say a blessing for Stanley and everyone related to him. And something tells me he may have originally been from somewhere around near my new home.

Added Sunday: Forgot the code for comments!

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