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Short Entry Here - I nearly forgot to tell you something very significant from Saturday: It was my daughter's 19th birthday!
For those of you not in the know, "my daughter" is my former step-daughter. She and I still have regular correspondence and communication, and I adore her dearly. I'm quite lucky to be still part of her life.
I'd gotten a short phone call from her on Thursday night, from a friend's phone because she didn't have service on her cell phone right now. She's in the process of moving again, and someone left a message for her with her friend, but it wasn't me. Anyway, while Eric and I were driving north to the beaching, I got a call from her God-mother, who wanted to wish her a happy birthday and didn't know how to reach her. So I thought, hmm, I'll try that friend who's phone she used on Thursday. I was in luck, and my daughter was there. Eric and I were at a grocery store in town, the same town where my daughter lives, so after he and I chatted with her and wished her felicitations, we made arrangements to meet quickly for hugs and kisses before we drove north further.
We met in the parking lot of a community center, and got to exchange birthday hugs and things. And I asked her, "Can I ask you for a favor? Can we phone your God-mother too, so she can wish you happy birthday?" My daughter hadn't repaired a relationship from some months ago, and had allowed communication to drop off from her god-parents. But she *also* thought it was a good idea, so I got them both on the phone, chatting, catching up, and starting that relationship repair again. Afterwards, both my daughter and I joked about "having something in our eyes--you know, tears I think they're called?" and hugged and got through it together.
I spoke to her god-mother about an hour later, and she was beside herself with joy and with thankfulness, that they got to chat on the phone even briefly.
I'm so happy.
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Today's Blessing That I'm Thankful For: My daughter and her god-parents. You're all wonderful people, and I'm glad to get you all talking again.
For those of you not in the know, "my daughter" is my former step-daughter. She and I still have regular correspondence and communication, and I adore her dearly. I'm quite lucky to be still part of her life.
I'd gotten a short phone call from her on Thursday night, from a friend's phone because she didn't have service on her cell phone right now. She's in the process of moving again, and someone left a message for her with her friend, but it wasn't me. Anyway, while Eric and I were driving north to the beaching, I got a call from her God-mother, who wanted to wish her a happy birthday and didn't know how to reach her. So I thought, hmm, I'll try that friend who's phone she used on Thursday. I was in luck, and my daughter was there. Eric and I were at a grocery store in town, the same town where my daughter lives, so after he and I chatted with her and wished her felicitations, we made arrangements to meet quickly for hugs and kisses before we drove north further.
We met in the parking lot of a community center, and got to exchange birthday hugs and things. And I asked her, "Can I ask you for a favor? Can we phone your God-mother too, so she can wish you happy birthday?" My daughter hadn't repaired a relationship from some months ago, and had allowed communication to drop off from her god-parents. But she *also* thought it was a good idea, so I got them both on the phone, chatting, catching up, and starting that relationship repair again. Afterwards, both my daughter and I joked about "having something in our eyes--you know, tears I think they're called?" and hugged and got through it together.
I spoke to her god-mother about an hour later, and she was beside herself with joy and with thankfulness, that they got to chat on the phone even briefly.
I'm so happy.
* * * * *
Today's Blessing That I'm Thankful For: My daughter and her god-parents. You're all wonderful people, and I'm glad to get you all talking again.
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