Amy's Turn

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I told you in my very first post that one day I would tell you about Amy, and so today is all about Amy. First, for those of you who don't know, I run a Super Suppers, it is a place where people get food, I'll tell you more about that soon, but for now, you just need to know that we make food. One day I received a call from a very nice woman who wanted to purchase meals--but there was a huge catch. She was from far away and wanted to give them anonymously, she also wanted them to be delivered, but she did not know the person's telephone number or address. Apparently Amy was a very close friend of a family member and she had just been diagnosed with AML (you can read about it on her blog). She was a young wife and a new Mom, and the mystery person wanted to make sure that they had some help getting through a difficult time. She was explicit that she wanted this to be no burden to them, so whatever extra she needed to pay was absolutely all right (of course I didn't charge her extra, I am so not good at making money and I felt privileged to be a part of her benevolence). I told her I would need a couple hours, but I would arrange something.

The only clue I had was that Brandon worked at the University. Brenda, one of the assistants in Jay's Department knows her way around everything, so she was able to ascertain the Department he worked in, and this being a small town, we were able to figure out that I know his boss. A quick call to John got a return call from Brandon and I was able to visit their home, deliver a lovely Edible Arrangement and tell them that this person wanted to be sure that they didn't have to worry about food until the ordeal was over, and I was instructed to do anything needed to make it work. They were wonderful and gracious and her blog showed up in my Google Alerts the very next day.

One of the sermons I remember most was one of Pastor Julia's about "Beautiful People." And by that she meant people of beautiful faith. I never knew why the sermon stuck with me, I certainly wasn't a beautiful people, and outside of people like my pastor's had never known anyone like that, but the very second I looked at Amy's blog, I realized that if PJ's BP's have an A-List, Amy would be at the very top--the Paris Hilton of faith (eeewwww, can you even make that analogy???)! Her account of her journey was honest and inspiring, but more than a little painful. She is my hero. In her blog, I realized that there are a few people put on the planet to be role models, real people who live their normal daily lives and make positive changes everywhere they go--that's what Jesus was most of his life, whether his peers or we believe in the bigger picture or not, even historians believe that a man named Jesus of Nazareth walked the planet and did good deeds. That's all I've ever wanted, just to make a positive difference, and that Amy could do it so perfectly under such incredible duress still drives me every day to be just a little bit better.

And so everyone should read Amy's blog. And for those of you who have told me you have been unwilling to post here because I don't know you, or you don't have anything important to say, or whatever, check out the posts on Amy's blog and know that it doesn't matter, every ounce of support and encouragement makes the days brighter, and so I will end with my life motto, from the genius of the Beatles, remember that "in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." Have a great holiday weekend, Lisa