What a treasured moment I just had.. When I was a Young Life leader, I had the honor of taking middle schoolers to camp near San Diego. Many of these young teens had never seen the ocean and we ran hand in hand into the crashing waves. God is good! Yesterday, Carrie sent me this message along with a video of her daughter seeing the ocean for the very first time. I am humbled that she remembers me being with her for her first time seeing the Pacific and dipping her toes in the sand and surf. Carrie was a teen that had a rough start. She and her sisters became so special to me. Their mom and my son didn’t always make the best choices with addictions leading their choices. Carrie often was left with babysitting my grandgirl, Elissa. Years later, Elissa went with me when Carrie’s daughter, Maeve, was born. I took her a baby blanket I crocheted. Elissa fell in love with this newborn and her lovely name. Here we are years later and my Elissa is married with two kids of her own. She now has a daughter of her own named Mayve. That tiny baby who just saw the ocean for the first time at almost seven years old touched Elissa when she was only fifteen. Life evolves and God connects us to others if we will allow Him.
I love that Carrie is enjoying the majesty of His ocean with her Maeve as I type these words. A couple weeks ago, Elissa had her kids at the beach in Los Angeles. Crazy! Can I add that Carrie is now a teacher and is spending her life in a classroom the same way I did. Maybe He showed her the same life path I lived with kids that touch us in beautiful ways.
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