One-off

6 years ago today, her vehicle paused in front of my bake shop, she wanted to rest.

She sat with me and we talked for a while and I found out she was a Christian missionary, she was on her way to a remote village to share the goodness of God.

I admired her courage and she admired my work and the girls I was mentoring. It was days after she left I realized I didn’t even ask her name and she didn’t ask mine either.

Every now and again, I think about that day and the conversation we had. Two women, sharing life’s lessons from different perspectives.

I’m glad we got a photo, I may never have remembered her face without it.

I wonder about her mission and hope she got as far as she dreamed.

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Author: Emaistace

wife, mom, sister, daughter, aunty, friend. writing my everyday thoughts as they pop up.

11 thoughts on “One-off”

  1. I love these situations where we cross paths with someone, have an unexpected interaction with them, and never see them again. I believe these are situations that are meant to be, just as they are, a moment in time, for us to meet someone who teaches us something, we teach them, we needed to hear or share something, and their role, once finished, is to move on. but we are forever changed by them and our meeting and never forget it.

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    1. Oh my goodness Derrick. I got the chills reading the post. Will you ever find them? I wonder. I hope you do though. I see how my post brought back that memory.
      Sending a hug 🤗 and to Jackie too.

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