Memories light the corners of my mind...

I celebrated my twentieth anniversary today for my job. I invited friends to lunch to celebrate. I am in the process of emailing all of them to thank them for coming and sharing my thoughts and memories. I am going to put bits and pieces of them in my blog today.

Thanks for the memories.

---The memory that I have of you that means the most to me is the day I had a doctor's appointment and I found out that Amy had a problem. I left the doctor and was supposed to go back to work. I couldn't do it and I called you. I started to talk but couldn't get the words out. You were there to listen and you prayed. I sobbed and told you there was something wrong with my baby. You were willing to drop everything and come to me. I can't tell you how much that meant to me. I am choked up and fighting back tears even now as I write this.

--one day we all will stand before the almighty and i intend to thank him for bringing you into my life. i will tell him how much your friendship meant to me and how you helped me through a lot of hard times. i am going to thank him for your laughter and your sense of humor.

--I plain old enjoy being with you. You are a wonderful woman and the Almighty did right when He made you my friend. I know that you like to hide yourself behind a gruff exterior at times but I see right through it to your heart.

--I remember the first time I saw you at TFS. I was so surprised to see you and I came up and introduced myself to you. I told you how I had seen you over the years at Kmart and Sears and Target. I remember the look of surprise on your face when you realized who I was and that I had stalked you all these years. It made me laugh.

--Thank you so much for suggesting lunch instead of a party. I am not a big party person. I really enjoyed lunch today. It was one of the best memories of my 20 years with Target. Thank you for making it happen.

-- is an incredible woman who loves the Lord. He shines in your eyes and His love radiates from you. It is so nice to know that you are work and I can share things with you. You understand where I come from and what is important to me. That really means a lot to me.

--i have enjoyed calling my friend during the day for a second opinion and to say hi. she has retired now. i miss her very much. she was so sweet to come to the lunch and I loved seeing her. i treasure her friendship and time we spent over the years. i intend to keep my buddy in my life though it is taking on a new role.

Thanks for sharing my day and making it wonderful.

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