Tonight I feel blessed beyond measure. Tonight at AWANA, I was showered with gifts, cards and goodies. I’m always slightly embarrassed when people bring me gifts and I never know what to say. I know that’s hard to imagine – me NOT knowing what to say – or at least pretending to! I’m always thankful, but sometimes “Thank You” just doesn’t seem like enough.
I’m never really sure why people choose me to bring gifts. Why me?? I certainly don’t deserve them! Why do people who have a whole bunch of other people to purchase gifts for add me to their list?? I’m flattered and I always feel unworthy! Tonight one of my AWANA ladies brought me some home-made Oreo truffles. Several years ago, she made some for girl’s tea we had and I was just blown away at how good they were. She remembered that – and brought me some! They are fabulous!! I have eaten WAY too many sweets today, but I HAD to eat one of those – and almost cried. That’s how good they are. I was tying on a Grinch mask at the time when told me the package was for me. I thanked her, but I know it seemed like I wasn’t paying attention. I was! My AWANA leaders gave me a lovely sweet card – again, I felt stupid and couldn’t find the words I wanted. All night, I just kept feeling like I wanted to cry. Partly because I’m so thankful that people care, and partly because I can’t say what I want to say. So let me try this – Thank you to all of you who make me feel special and important – and that the things I do matter. You have NO idea how much that means. I wish I could tell you how it makes me feel to know that you invested something of yourself in me. Thank you all for caring about me!
