A Special Lady...

As I sat down to write this post..my mind keep wandering back to the words of a dear friend. Well friend really isn't a very sufficient title. She is so much more than friend. She was Parker's preschool teacher when he was 2 and I have been given the opportunity to get to know her personally over the past few years. She is a devout non-judgemental Christan (I say non-judgemental Christian because I have met many Christians in my life that have yet to learn how sad judging others makes our Father), she is an amazing listener, she is passionate about young children, and nature is her thing. I knew from the very first time I visited with her that God had placed her into our lives for many reasons. Her ability to pray, listen, and act is quite powerful. Recently she has made a big life decision about her occupation. She will be resigning from teaching kindergarten at the end of this year. From there she really isn't sure where she is going. She is praying and listening. She made some comments about money that were provoking. She said she really doesn't want any more money. I honestly believe her. She is right that money and things are society expectations. There are times that I literally hate money. I don't want to be dependent on material things and I get frustrated with myself when I am. Why does society place such an importance on "things" rather than people? How did we all get so far out of touch? When did owning a big tv, fancy car, or huge house become more important than helping others, having conversations, praying together, enjoying nature and simply just living. After all what really matters!!! In the last few years we have made some major changes in our life. Through these changes although hard at times we have gotten closer to who we want to be. Thanks Brooke for reminding me what matters. Everybody needs a "Brooke" in their lives.