Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful for people who have intentionally come into my life and inspired me.

Mrs. Pocock is a spitfire of a woman who has forever touch my life.  I remember her when I was young; my brother, sister and I would fight to sit beside her in church because she would always bring a second purse to church that was full of candy and things to do.  I remember my brother getting the prize spot most of the time.  Probably because he was the youngest.

In my early 20’s my grandmother passed away.  I sat beside her every Sunday in church, we shared a hymnal and I so enjoyed my Sunday mornings worshipping with her.  The Sunday after the funeral, Mrs. Pocock came and sat beside me and said she wanted to by my adopted Grandma and that I could share the hymnal with her each week.  She didn’t have the beautiful voice of my grandmother but I was grateful none-the-less.

She has always had a quick wit about her and she still makes me laugh till my sides hurt.  You never know what is going to come out of her mouth.  One line that I will always remember is when she was talking about someone she knew and as a side comment she said, “She has a face only a mother could love.”  It was one of those moments when you didn’t know whether to be shocked or roll across the floor laughing!

The girls and I were able to visit with her during our recent trip to Ontario.  Here she is 99 years young!  What a precious woman.  I am so thankful that the girls had the opportunity to meet her and catch a glimpse of this special woman that touch my life in such a unique way.