Folk Like Liz
With Mother’s Day now three days in our rear-view mirror, I apologetically, emphatically and sincerely wish a happy post-Mother’s Day to all mothers worldwide.
For this period’s Jehoiada submission, I’d like to give some acknowledgement and recognition to a most unique person.
I have a friend named Liz. I normally address her as Miss Liz. I don’t address her as such because of any recognition of age, seniority or as a sign of concentrated respect…I just call her “Miss Liz” because to me, that’s definitely who she.
Again, for this period’s Jehoiada submission, I’d like to give some acknowledgement and recognition to “Miss Liz”…and talk about her a little behind her back at the same time.
There are people who are concerned about others so much so that they’ll do something demonstrative to show that…then there are folk like Liz who will make you aware of her concern without demonstrating anything.
There are people who are kind and display genuine acts of kindness…then there are folk like Liz whose kindness seeps from her pores like perspiration during a hot summer’s day.
There are people who are noticeably thoughtful and will call you and pray for you and with you when they know you’re in need of it…then there are folk like Liz who will call you when you hope no one will and pray for you and with you without you knowing about it.
There are people who are undeniably good for you and to you, are encouraging and sincerely have your best interest in their heart…then there are folk like Liz whose evident goodness drips from her every word and deed like butter off of a sho-nuff, southern style corn-on-the-cob, whose encouragement can be felt like a warm sweater on cold shoulders; and whose best interest in you always seems to be greater than what the heart can express.
I’m truly, truly appreciative, grateful and thankful for people who are like those I’ve described heretofore…but for folk like Liz (and yes…that’s you too, Miss Liz), there have not yet been words created and incorporated into human language that could aid me in giving you a fitting acknowledgement.
Folk like Liz are extremely rare…and since I was saying these things behind her back…if you see her or someone like her, please tell her (or that like-person) not to change.
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