Slim to None

The chances of me marrying someone that my mom knew was slim to none. That was how I felt nine years ago. She had passed away two years prior and I had accepted the fact that, if should marry, my future husband would never have met my mom. In fact, I was so bold to even put that request on my "wish list" to God. Basically praying, "God, if you can do anything, I would like my future husband to have known or met my mom."

Looking back, I often picture God taking my mom and Steve's mom aside in heaven on that day nine years ago and introducing them like this. "Liz and Lola, I want you to meet because today I am answering a prayer that had long been in your hearts. Watch as I bring your two children back together. Liz, you'll remember Steve because he came to your house one time. He knew your daughter Ruth at NYU. Beth prayed that she'd marry someone that you knew, Liz. On her wish list she thought that this was an impossibility and that I couldn't possibly do something this big or special for her. Today we prove to her just how much I care about the small things on her heart and that, with me, nothing is impossible. " Maybe he even clued them that their mutual good friend, Monica McKenzie, would marry us just nine months later.

I am very thankful for that special day nine years ago and if you didn't read the full story you can click here to get the details. To this day I am still in awe of how much God cares about me and provides for me and how there's nothing that is impossible for Him.

Thank you Lord for bringing Steve and I together in your perfect timing.

Flip Flop City

It's official! I've recently discovered that people in the Big Apple have the filthiest feet in America. Recently I started working in NYC (that's a whole separate blog). It's amazing how some things have changed and how many things have not. The official wardrobe of New Yorkers remains black. Everyone is still in a hurry to get somewhere. But the one surprise was that everyone is wearing flip-flops to get around the city! Really? Flip Flops? The thought of wearing a totally open shoe which is so flat and thin on the dirty city streets just didn't make sense to me at all. Do they realize what kind of grime they are "flopping" up onto their feet and legs? There are times you have to walk around mysterious globs of who knows what... trust me I am quite happy to lace up my sneakers or to wear a flat shoe. I love flip-flops at the beach and especially when wearing them on my way to get a pedicure. Because of some problems with my own foot, I don't find them comfortable for long walks. But maybe that's just me... maybe the more I work in NYC I'll understand the rationale behind the Flip Flop Movement.

One of the things I love about NYC is the people watching. Trust me.. there's a lot of things to see. So far I've enjoyed watching an Elvis impersonator buy a bus ticket (in full Elvis costume!) and I saw a women lunge after a quarter while on an escalator only to wipe out at the bottom of the escalator and wind up without the quarter lying on her back. My all time favorite was the lady in her business suit, with 5 inch high heels riding a bicycle with her Louis Vuitton handbag nestled into the basket on the front of her bike.

Yes, I believe I will have plenty of blog material for the next few months.

Happy Fourth of July!!