Wow.....I just received a message from a girl on my MySpace account and it brought tears to my eyes.
I have been corresponding with this girl for about 3 years now. She was sixteen when she first asked to be added to my friend list, because she saw that I liked Phantom of the Opera. So, I added her.
Little did I know at the time, the effect that I would have on this girl's life. The first situation, was when I recognized the symptoms of depression in her and encouraged her to seek treatment when she was having thoughts of suicide. Somehow, her parent's failed to see the symptoms.
There were several other times, when she would contact me asking for advice and still there were many other times when she received it unsolicited.
I did not know that this girl's mother had walked out of her life. In fact, I did not know this until tonight when I received a very sad, yet touching message, thanking me for being there for her. She told me that I have been more of a mother to her than her own mother.
It brought tears to my eyes to think of the pain and loss that this girl has experienced in her life. I could relate all too well. The relationship with my own mother has been one of emotional abandonment and neglect through the years.
Once again, I see the beauty of facing our adversities in life, so that we may give back to others what we have learned. I believe that there are no mistakes in life. God puts us where he needs us most and in doing so, we come full circle in facing our own challenges in life.
It never ceases to amaze me, that even with all of the drama that is found over the internet, still so much good takes place. We are able to reach out and touch lives that we would not have been able to touch otherwise.
I too have had my life touched many times over the years, by using the internet. One of the most touching experiences as a parent, was when Pee Jay lost her daughter.
I had been wallowing in self pity, because my son had returned home from Iraq with post traumatic stress syndrome. He was very difficult to deal with and it was such a stressful time for me.
Then there was Pee Jay.....who would have given anything to be experiencing the one thing that I was so selfishly annoyed by. I realized in that moment, just how blessed I really was. I received my child home alive when so many mother's did not.
This experience was touching for both Pee Jay and I. She touched my life and I hope that I was able to touch hers in return.
Angels here on earth....just when we need them most. It's amazing how that works, because we never really think of ourselves as angels, yet God has a way of using us to touch the lives of others when they need it most.....in return our lives are touched also.
