Thursday, March 11, 2010

Coincidence?

While I was waiting for Audra and Will after school yesterday I was standing next to some of the moms from Will's baseball team.  They were talking about a 5k run that one of them was in charge of.  After a while they noticed my blank expression and explained, "It's a run we do every year to benefit a local charity.  Our Pine Run neighborhood has a team."
After listening to them a little longer I asked, "Did you say that the charity is ASK?"
"Yes.  It's an organization that helps families who have a child with cancer."
I said,  "I know what it is." Then I added very softly so that only the mom right next to me heard, "We go there once a week." (They host the support group Audra and I go to.)
She looked at me, "You go there?"
"Yes.  I had a daughter die of cancer."
"Oh, you must know Amy then.  She lives in our neighborhood and she works for ASK.  Her son is a cancer survivor."
"No.  I haven't met her."
(I didn't know anyone in our new neighborhood had a child with cancer.  I didn't know that our neighborhood had a team that supports an organization that helps cancer families.  I didn't know I would find a place like Ally's House here in Richmond.)
"Would you like to be a part of the race?"
"Yes. I would."

6 comments:

  1. Yea! That's a great story Marlo...Isn't God good.... :) So glad you are going to get to be a part of the run!!

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  2. Love it, Marlo!!!!!!!!

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  3. for those who believe in coincidences. For the rest of us...

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