My Breast cancer journey
My husband told me often that I am just adding to my story. I told him that I am done adding to my story. I have been through enough. But, God had other plans for me....
This is the face of an angel. A year and a half ago as I was going through chemotherapy we were able to get away for a few days and come down to our timeshare in Orlando so that I could get out of the house for a little bit. We decided to run through the Chick-fil-a drive thru to grab dinner before settling in for the evening. Riley just happened to be standing in the drive thru line taking orders as we went through. I was in the passenger side, bald head and all and not feeling too good. I noticed that as soon as we had placed our order with her, she turned and disappeared into the building but I didn't think anything of it. When we got up to the window, Dwayne tried to hand the employee his card to pay but we were told that our food had been taken care of. After some prodding, we were told that Riley had paid for our dinner. When we got back to our place, my husband and I talked and decided to call Chick-fil-a to thank her and to tell her manager about her amazing act of kindness so that he knew what a jewel that he had. Dwayne placed the call and had them put her on the line and then he handed the phone to me. I asked her if this was something that she did periodically and she proceeded to tell me, "No. I felt like God spoke to me and told me that I needed to pay for your meal. So, I did." I was so overwhelmed. I had been trying so hard to be the encourager and inspiration to all of those watching me fight my battle and I was utterly exhausted. I immediately began sobbing on the phone and told her my story. I thanked her for being a blessing to me that evening and that it was exactly what I needed. I knew God had placed her in that position at that exact moment to remind me that He was watching and that He was in control. A gentle reminder through an amazing act of kindness. She told me that she would be praying for me as I fight my battle.
Fast forward to today....We have been in there many times since then but I could never find her. I knew that she still worked there last time we went but she wasn't working that day. Today, as I was walking out, I noticed her sitting at a table during her lunch break. I walked past her, quietly debating in my head whether or not I should say anything, arguing with myself that she wouldn't remember me. When we got to the car, I mentioned to Dwayne and my in-laws that that was the girl. Dwayne immediately told me to get out of the car and to go talk to her. So...I did. As I revealed who I was, her face lit up. She even said that she remembered me calling her after we had left to thank her and I confirmed it. Her immediate response was that it was all God. Again, I thanked her profusely for turning the tables on me that day and for providing me with a much needed blessing. The thing that struck me the most about our conversation was that she told me that she has been praying for me since that day. She said that anytime I came to mind, she prayed. She then asked me if she could hug me. Of course I told her yes and we got this picture together. It is amazing how God works. He used this sweet angel to bless me at a time of greatest need. Today was a reminder that when God speaks to your heart to do something for someone, do it. You never know what they are dealing with and how a simple act of kindness can touch someone just as much as she touched me.
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Ed
12/20/2016 05:31:56 am
Jenny,
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Jenny
12/24/2016 07:30:48 pm
Ed,
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