I’m sitting before my computer thinking through the day, meditating on what has transpired and could possibly be inspiring and though I can come up with many various little quips from the day all I can think about is this darn meeting I’m about to attend for the boys school. It’s not a mandatory meeting but they are talking about the projected future of the school and as a parent that wants to at least be perceived to be responsible I thought I’d go for everyone that most likely won’t…wishing I was one of them. 😉
If I were to be honest, the only reason why I’m going is because Ryan will be in the middle school program next year and I want to make sure I AM on top of things just in case I end up having an ‘issue’ I don’t want it to be thrown back at me that I am not ‘informed’ and should have made it to these meetings that we all somehow forget. Crazy, huh?
Ooooh but if you can feel the dread within … it’s making my eyes heavy even as I type this. ssssnnnnzzzzz…….
Enough of that. My days have been consumed with trying to market the book and I don’t want to bore anyone with that…though I am thankful for those that have been spreading the word for me. Word of mouth is the best! 😉
I will tell you the greatest gift I received today was speaking with a dear friend that I haven’t spoken to in about 2 years. If you read the book his name is “David”…he was “Matt’s” best friend. Yes, since the dreaded last time we spoke in the book he and I reconnected about 4 years ago (roughly 16 years since “Matt’s” death), just after I finished the first rough draft of the book. I called him back then for many reasons. To apologize…to make sure he was OK…to ask him to read the rough draft and give his blessing and to verify all accounts I retold were truth…and because I do still love him as a dear friend. He still has the scar, he said he keeps it as a reminder of how short life can be. When we reconnected four years ago he was about 2 years sober…and as of today he is still sober and still doing very well.
The gift in hearing his voice today was the peace that resonated across the line. ‘David’ has his own story to tell, a pretty tragic one, but by the grace of God he’s overcome and doesn’t let little short falls get him down. It makes my day to be a witness to the success of God over the enemy.
Now on to the meeting…
Blessings
Shannon