letter to a lifechanger.

To a special lady.

I never had a conversation with you because I didn't speak your language. In fact, we shared very little interaction at all. To you, I was just another face, just another set of arms to hold some children for a few weeks. But to me, you were a life-changer. To those children, you were a famaliar face. To them, you were the most comforting set of arms they knew. And to me, you were one of the most remarkable women I have ever seen.

You were love. You were gentle hands that wiped tears and held tiny bodies. You took on the role of mother to countless precious faces when they needed one most. You changed diapers and wiped noses and braided hair, and every touch was filled with love. You were beside them to celebrate their growth, cry for them as they struggled, and give them a reason to fight to hold on. You are love.

You were strength. That day, when you lost more than I can ever fathom losing, you mourned. You cried, you screamed, you felt your pain. But twenty minutes later, I saw you in the nursery changing a diaper. You are strength.

You were faith. You drew my eye that night on the driveway, when I could tear my eyes away from the precious ones in my lap. You were singing, along with the other incredible women, praising God. Worshipping amidst the chaos and fear and uncertainty and loss. "It is well with my soul! How great Thou art!" I didn't know all the songs, I didn't always know the words you were singing, but it brought peace to hear your voice. You had every reason to wonder and cry, and yet you sang. You showed me what a true woman of God looks like. You are faith.

Watching you amazed me. God in you amazed me. You were an example of the kind of woman I want to be, and you never had to say a word. I wonder what it would have been like, had I been able to have a conversation with you, and what wisdom you could have given me, but your actions alone were testament to your special heart. In any case, I thought about you again today, and I wish I could tell you how beautiful of a woman you are, and the impact your life has been on people; the impact it has been on me. You're nothing short of amazing, and I just wish I could tell you that in your language. Maybe someday!

From, me.