Today I ran into one of my students from The Boys and Girls Club. I didn't recognize him, but he knew me right away. Some people have commented after meeting me, "I'm very unforgettable!" It may be that I dress crazy or that my hair changes with my mood. It could be my slurred speech or the wheelchair. Only God knows 'Why?' I truly love it when people from my past jog my memory, especially when the memories are good.
After I graduated from college, The Boys and Girls Club offered me a job as a counselor. I jumped at the opportunity to be with those wonderful kids whom I had a mutual respect and love for and with. After all I had finally gained their trust and would have kept volunteering, no money involved, just to be with them.
But if you recall six months after I graduated I became so ill and had to have my leg amputated. Glory had informed my boss of this fact and that I may not be able to return. A couple days after the quarantine was lifted my boss and co-workers bounced in my hospital room with an amazing banner in tow. The banner was comprised of a 3 ft-3 ft piece of butcher paper and lots of brilliant colored lettering. It said: GET WELL SOON! I know nothing out of the normal. But the fantastic thing on that banner was a message from each of the students of how they couldn't wait for my return and to be in their midst. Every inch of it was covered with God's awesome love for me!
Then to top it off, while they taped it to the wall closest to me so I could read all those words of love, my boss said, "Your job and the kids will be waiting for you, when and if you choose to return. We all hope to see you soon!"...
Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever.
Psalm 136:2
I am blessed
Merrym Dawn Mathis Bruce
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