Thursday, March 10, 2011

Speechless

This week's Mama Kat's Writing Assignment that I chose was 1.) Write about a time a friend left you speechless.

It was the first year anniversary of my parents death. Looking back on the day now I can't even remember exactly what I did. It's all a blur to me. For some reason I wasn't with my sister. Thankfully, we now promise to always try to be together on this date but this October 15th, we were not.

All I remember about the day was getting a call from the office of my apartmen
t building letting me know that there was a package waiting for me downstairs in the mail room. I was shocked. I wasn't expecting anything. I quickly went to retrieve it and rushed back up to apartment to open it.

It was a large square heavy box with no return address but my address had been handwritten and I could definitely recognize the handwriting. It was from my friend Tracy. I slowly opened it and could immediately tell that it was some kind of a scrapbook. It had a beautiful butterfly on the cover and if you know me at all, then you'll know that I love butterflies. As I began turning the pages, I realized that not only was it from Tracy but several of my other close girl friends too.


They had all contributed a page or two to this beautiful scrapbook. Each page was full of pictures of my friends and I together, collages of magazine cutouts of things they knew I liked, thoughtful poems and friendship quotes and sweet letters. So many memories of these cherished friendships filled this scrapbook.



Tears formed in my eyes as I scanned the pages and began reading the letters tucked into the clear covers around each page. I was left utterly speechless. No one had ever done something so incredibly kind for me in my life and I didn't know what to say. It had been such a hard day for me and knowing that I would have to endure many more year anniversaries of my parents deaths felt impossible. Just as I was feeling my lowest and most alone in the world, this heartfelt gift arrived and I suddenly didn't feel so alone anymore.

11 comments:

  1. What a wonderful gift! I think God probably knew you needed some special comforting that day. It's so nice to have good friends!

    Stopping by from Writer's Workshop. Here's ours:
    http://zemeks.blogspot.com/2011/03/aliens-might-make-us-move-writers.html

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  2. I can understand why that would make you speechless. What treasures you have for friends and it surely says something wonderful about you too that they care so much about protecting and nurturing your heart! Thanks for sharing. :>

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  3. Wow, what a great friend! Sometimes the universe gives you exactly what you need.

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  4. I was very impressed by Tracy from the moment I met her, but this catapulted her status in my book to full on rock star friend.

    Beautiful gift.

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  5. Aww, what a beautiful and thoughtful gift. What wonderful friends you have!

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  6. The scrapbook is such an amazing and awesome gift for a friend to give to another friend. Filled with great memories to look back and reflect on good times when you are feeling down. What a great friend.

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  7. What a wonderful gift!! It's great to have friends like that!

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  8. That is such a wonderful gift, and you have wonderful friends.

    Here from Mama Kat's. :)

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  9. True friends are priceless. I understand your heart break on those anniversaries as I too have lost my parents. My thoughts go out to you!

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  10. You are truly blessed to have such friends that not only think of something so lovely, but actually do it. That's truly inspiring!

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  11. Definitely have tears in my eyes after reading this! You are such an amazing friend and I'm so happy that others return all the love that you give. You are truly the most wonderful person I've ever met! I love you, girlie!

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