Hello Love Begins Here friends!
I hope you are all well! I had a funny little thing happen today that I thought I should share…
After morning mass and the pick-up of a cutie (reasonably priced!) dress from Kohl’s for Alison and Phil’s Wedding this weekend (YEAH marriage!) I made my way to the Catholic Family Bookstore in Kenosha (I’m spending some time with my family there) to pick up a breviary – Love Begins Here inspired me to finally get one (I’ve been meaning to for a while), so I can pray morning and evening prayer.
Anyhoo…I strolled in rockin my paprika flavored Love Begins Here t-shirt. After taking a few steps in the door, I caught the teary eye of a stranger who was talking with the owner. Visibly, she was struggling with something, so I flashed her the Missionary-of-Charity-encouraged smile…
To my surprise, she smiled in return, caught a look at my t-shirt, said, “well, if love begins here, then I need to be a part of it” and ran at me for a what turned out to be a good…L…O…N…G…15-20 second bear hug.
By the end of the hug, all three of us (the woman, the owner and I) were laughing and the woman said she felt “a lot better.” I’m still not sure who she was or what she was struggling with, but I do know that a paprika shirt and a smile opened the door for Love to begin in Kenosha today.
Stay near the Lord this week and “begin” His Love wherever you are!
Peace,
Gina
Haha, that is so great!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the breviary.
Good thing we got Paprika... because let's face it, pink would not have had the same effect ;)
ReplyDeleteGo Mother for all of the inspiration... and praying for us as we keep the LBH spirit alive out in the world. :)
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