Sun sets on another day
I have questions at sunset, I watched the sky shimmer colors that were almost more, and perhaps just for me. Perhaps it was just my imagination for a moment. Perhaps is it here in my eye. Perhaps there was something a little more.
It is another year. Seems like so long ago. Perhaps it was. It is the end of the day where I was with the Haley Sue Foundation trying to help a few people. I should feel wonderment and amazement about everything that has just happened and all that we have done. I do feel that. There is also something else. A feeling of what my nice represents.
As I watched children open Christmas gifts that they were not expecting I thought of how she might have done more. She would have been on her knees with them opening presents and sharing in the joy that these days bring. That they part of something special and she was there to share in the experience. It’s not that she would have just been there it is that she would have made every child feel that they were special even without the presents, the pictures, or their memories. She would have done for someone even knowing they could not have ever known she was there. Adult and child alike, a simple word, a heartfelt squeeze of the hand, a hug just when you needed it. Of course I know that we did this. Of course I know that there are those children that will remember this moment forever. I am just adding, they would have remembered Haley. They would have felt her warmth and her love no matter what.
As these thoughts made their way around in my heart one child who had been to this event prior to years walked up to me. I knelt down for a second and said, “Hi, I missed you.” She walked up and hugged me for a moment and smiled, then simply said, “I missed you too.”
This is what the Haley Sue Foundation is all about. It wasn’t the pictures or the selfie social media or the dinner or the presents, it was about one child remembering we were there for them and being appreciative for the time we spend together. It is about the seed and the hope that one day, that one child will make a difference for someone else. As she walked to her family, I cried for just a minute because I knew as I looked around and saw people interacting, all of us just needed to remember how special that moment was. We all needed to hold on to the feelings that maybe we were doing a small part to create a better future.
So as the sun set on another day, I hope that you find the power and the presence to do something not for anything else except to hear a child say they “miss you too”. If you do, remember that you were part of something special. I hope you have a fantastic day, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and it was a good day