I remember the night that I met Deborah, a wonderful Representative for Footprints in the Phoenix area of Arizona. We were introduced by her recruiter Ronda, (an amazing woman in her own right), at a dinner meeting. Deborah was debating joining our company and on a trip to the Phoenix area, I had a chance to meet with her. From almost the very first moment there seemed to be a special connection between the two of us. She knew leaving the restaurant that evening that somehow she was supposed to be a part of Footprints International.
My wonderful friendship with Deborah has grown and deepened over the years that she has been with the company; and I have always continued to feel that odd but very special connection.
Well, last year Deborah as many of us was facing a lot of challenges in her life; having a family and being a dear and supportuve friend to many who needed her. She began wondering if Footprints was still going to continue to be a part of her life.
Friends who know Deborah have given her "red shoe" gifts over the years, and one day Deborah (who has a deep Christian faith), found herself in a store praying powerfully asking God for guidance and a sign. She said, "Lord if you just give me one more red shoe, I will know what I am supposed to do." So she continued to walk through the store, searching for that red shoe, and it did not appear. For weeks Deborah continued to struggle with her decisions while continuing to pray for the sign.
Then she came to Orange, CA (where I live) to visit her mother. Deborah and I have always come to cherish those visits over the years, and really look forward to them. So, yes, at my favorite Starbucks, there we sat catching up. She shared all of her struggling with me, and I didn't know what to say. Many of the women, whom I have met through our wonderful company, have come to mean so much to me, and the thought of losing that part of our relationship upset me, but I knew that Deborah had to make the right choices for herself.
Deborah has just finished sharing the "red shoe" story with me. It was a little chilly in my favorite Starbucks; so she went out to grab a sweater from her car. When she came back in, she set her keys down, and on them was a red shoe keychain. Well I probably turned white at that moment as I was digging in my purse and saying, "Deborah you are not going to believe this!!!" I pulled out the exact same red shoe keychain as she had. I am sure at that moment both of us probably had tears filling our eyes. Deborah knew in that moment that she had gotten her sign that she had asked for and it was from the owner of Footprints International. In addition to that, the gift that I had brought to Deborah that day was her own copy of "When God Winks."
So we both knew in that moment that for whatever reason Deborah was surely made to be a part of this!!!
So my question to you is, has there ever been a time in your life when you were pursuing a dream and something happened that made you know that you were going in the right direction???
Post a comment and let us know!!!
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