Monday, March 23, 2009

didn't i see you

you wont believe me if i tell you. but i will anyway.

the other night i was sitting on the porch with phil and some students. i was looking at the students, concentrating on whatever story i was absorbed in telling. then i felt something hit my lap and leave. i froze.

annie, a bat just landed in your lap and flew off!

i didn't answer. i hate bats and was going to be sick. but then phil said:

no no. that wasn't a bat. that was a moth.

so we all turned to see if we could find it. and then there it was, fluttering around a little lopsided, a huge moth. it settled down on the cement wall and we all stood and moved over to it.

phil...

i know!


it was him. it was the moth from the office. the same hole on his right side. the same uneven wings, the left hanging down a little further. he was there. and alive. and he came to tell me so.

i found geoff later and told him the story. he stopped in his tracks and held his arms up in the air.

no way! annie, what a hug and kiss from God!

i hadn't thought of that...

4 comments:

carterfive said...

I love this!!! Maybe that dragonfly daddy set loose really did go to Africa to say hi, too!!

elizabeth said...

i might know a few girls who have holes in their wings. and are kind of lopsided. and need an annie friend. come back to us soooon!!!

what a lovely story. just to know God sees the small things.

Mary Emma said...

That is THE coolest thing I've ever heard!! I am behind on reading your posts so I was going to comment at the very end of the most recent one on all of them, but I couldn't resist.

As for the rock star post: let's do it. Les Sirs on parade.

Nana said...

WOW!!!!