A Gentle Nudge
Ξ July 11th, 2008 | → 4 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
Marla is the Siren that I have known the longest. Hilary glided into my life. LeighAnn came bursting on the scene. With Marla, I believe some thing had in mind for us to be friends, and if one situation didn’t work, then another was created. I’m sure that if that situation hadn’t worked, yet another would have happened. Marla and I actually met in college. We sat side by side — at the same table, elbow to elbow for an entire college semester. We exchanged the occassional “hi” and that was about it. I didn’t really give it much thought until almost 6 months later, we were to meet again. A mutual friend was really into a role playing game and he wanted my husband and I to meet a couple of other friends he had for an evening to see if we liked playing. He showed up with Marla and her husband. I spent all evening trying to figure out where I knew her from. I don’t remember not having Marla around from that point on. We fell into a friendship that was easy and had always seemed to be there. These are the things that I love about Marla.
1. She’s not afraid of manual labor, and has proved it time and time again.
2. She may not agree with your life choices, but she’ll love you anyway.
3. She walks a quiet path.
4. Life has thrown her a few hard balls, and she has handled them with dignity and grace.
5. She’s the best seamstress out there. I have costumes that have lasted 10 years and still look as good as the day she made them.
6. She is soft spoken, but not weak.
7. She works hard at seeing only the good, in her family, in her friends, and in strangers.
8. Her God is her foundation and her family is her world.
9. She trusted me enough to take care of her baby while she went on an overnight retreat for the first time since her baby was born. That made a huge impression on me.
10. She taught me how to sew, how to lay gravel, and how to strip windows.
11. She doesn’t seem to mind people just dropping by her house. And your always welcome to stay for dinner.
12. Secrets are always safe with her.
13. Marla lives the old saying, “if life throws you lemons, make lemonaide.” When life doesn’t bring much her way or brings the “not-so-good,” she can and does make the most beautiful things - whether it be a dress for an old friend, or a relationship with a new one.