To See Faith, You Must Have Faith

A year and a half has passed since 
Kathy left us for a better world, 
and yet my sister continues to impact our lives .

I blogged about this earlier.  
Last September 30th, I attended 

a Women of Faith conference in Milwaukee, WI, with a group of my sisters BFF's.  That date also happened 
to be her birthday.

We had our kathy's bags on our shoulders where ever we went, along with bright orange bandanas, as orange was Kathy's favorite color.  (Even as a young girl, I can recall the bright orange bedspread we had on the bed that we shared).  The women who thronged the conference and nearby hotel often asked about our bags.  One of us would chime in and tell the kathy's bag story, and add that the conference coincided with her 60th Birthday.  

Now, this is where the story of faith begins.  I realize God puts us in community of others, and sometimes the small conversations with strangers seem like chatter, and then sometimes when we least expect it that chatter comes back full circle.

Last week I received an email from Kathy's daughter, Erin, that first gave me goose bumps, then brought me to tears.  Erin was at a new friend's house when the friend's stepmother came into the house.  As they were making conversation, the stepmom commented on Erin's bag.  Of course Erin chimed in and started to tell the stepmom the kathy's bag story.  Half way through the story the stepmom stops her and says, "WAIT! I've heard this before."  As they started to piece things together, it turns out that the stepmom was at the Women of Faith conference in Milwaukee, too.  She then recalled standing outside the Bradley Center when one of her friends asked one of us about the bags we were wearing.  She also told Erin she recalled we all had something bright that we had on that caught her attention...the orange bandanna!
Some may say coincidence, I say it's all part of God's perfect plan!
To see God's perfect plan you must believe in God's perfect plan.
BELIEVE!