Yesterday I received a phone call from a friend who lived above us when we lived at 5th Avenue (the place we lived before we moved here). We were pretty good friends not great friends more like when we'd see each other we had things to talk about but never really made the effort to really hang out all that much. Every once in awhile we'd do things with her and her husband. Well this friend moved out of ward about a year ago. I had talked to her maybe once since she moved. Yesterday she called me . She had her 2nd child about 3 weeks ago and she has started experiencing Post- Partum Depression for the first time. Well she called me because she remembered that I had experienced it. I felt so needed and happy that I could be a listening ear to her. I don't know what I said but I think for her to just have someone to listen to her who has experienced what she is going through helped her. Later in the day I was thinking about it and her and I just had to say a prayer and thank Heavenly Father. I had been praying lately to know who I could serve. So many days I feel like I don't make a difference in anyones life so it was nice to feel needed. I think her calling helped me more than it helped her.
I mentioned to her how it helped me to be around other adults during the day so we're going to plan a play date soon. We're also going to get together some evening and play Guitar Hero. (Nice that both of our husbands love video games)
Just a funny little experience that happened the other night. I went to the gym. (twice in the last 3 days :) while I was at the gym I saw this man who looked just like Lou from the back. I was just thinking what, how why is Lou here. This is the realy kicker though when I saw his face he looked like a combination of Lou and his cousin Zac. If you could mix Lou and Zac and create someone it would've been this guy. Just to add to the weirdness he was wearing the brown Pink Floyd shirt that Louis has with the pig on it and the blue running pants that Lou wears all the time. Crazy huh.
8 comments:
that is funny about the gym guy! i'll have to tell zac. a lou and zac mix, hmm.. (:
also, you make a difference in someone's life everyday with your kids! and lou, of course. grateful for you and your friendship.
karli
I'm glad you had that experience -- it is always great to feel needed! Sometimes I wonder if we have the trials we do in our lives to enable us to be empathetic and helpful to others who have similar struggles.
I'm glad you could help out your friend--it is always a good feeling to feel needed. And that's crazy about the Lou look alike! I need to come back over for LOST sometime in the very near future . . . stupid school. ;)
How great that you were in a position to help out your friend. I think this is a great illustration of why we get to take our experiences with us when we die but nothing else. You were able to do service, and that service will continue throughout your life.
This was a sweet post. I had to teach R.S. yesterday and part of my lesson was how we can use our experiences to help others. You were an instrument in Heavenly Father's hand and I am sure that the girl appreciated the help and advice. Plus you are taking it the extra mile by having playgroup with her!
The gym experience is a little weird-maybe he is somehow related to Lou!
happy birthday diana! thinking about you today and hoping you have a great one! love you.
karli
happy birthday diana! thinking about you today and hoping you have a great one! love you.
karli
Happy Belated Birthday! I kept checking see if you had a birthday post so I could wish you a happy birthday. You've got to learn to milk it girl, and let everyone know that it's your special day and that you deserve all the praise and affection. It's still your birthday month, it's not too late.
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