{from my journal 08.01.2011}

Mark and I went shopping at the mall last month. Something we rarely do.

He later shared with me something he had observed while waiting on me as I was scanning the shoes on the shelf.

A little girl tugging on her Mama’s skirt, was asking her to buy something she held in her hand. The Mama bent down and said, “Honey, now remember what we’ve talked about… how it’s important to learn to be happy, to be content with what we already have. And remember, you choose to be happy or not.”

As the wise Mama and her little girl turned and walked away from where Mark was waiting, he noticed the Mama walked with a heavy limp.

Mark’s voice was cracking as he finished telling me the story.
I was reaching for the kleenex box.