Through an Open Eye

Spur of the Moment.

Was at home with Gracie doing school work when I get a phone call from Momma would you want to go now? She had called to see if any possibility the nail place would have an opening and they did. Wed had been talking about getting our nails done - we usually do around someone's birthday to help celebrate but had been having a hard time trying to figure out when we would be able to go.
So I said sure. Got Gracie settled in what she was working on and what should could do next till I got back.

There was a new girl there at our usual place. She was very pretty and very sweet. She begin to talk. I had just shared with Momma that a preacher that I knew his church was sending him and his wife to Hawaii for their 25th wedding anniversary, just in general conversation. The sweet girl said wow how nice . I would love to go there one day. , but I could just never afford that. She went on to talk about how expensive plan tickets were. She just said I just want to go home, visit my family for a little bit. I really miss my Grandma. She was not looking for a pity party just was just talking about how she felt. I asked her where she was from and she said Vietnam. She proceed to tell me that after the recent war that she was brought over here. She hasn't been home in 3 years. She came along with her parents but her Grandmother is still there in Vietnam. She really missed her and hadn't seen her in a few years. She talked about how she doesn't mind the long hours or the work here, neither does her father. She said people complain all the time but this is nothing. Back home in Vietnam we worked on the farm just to survive.

I am sitting there getting my pedicure with tears in my eyes and I have had that sweet girl on my mind for a couple of days. I really believe that the Lord had his hand on everything. I am sure that I was sitting in the seat for a reason. I wish I had plenty of money and without question I would get her a plane ticket. I can only imagine the smile on her face when she would be seeing her Grandmothers face.

We take things for granted here in this country. What if that was us? Would we be that thankful?