My Person of the Week - Touched by an Angel

I have not posted a person of the week in a while. On my way home from visiting friends, I stopped at the Value Village (thrift store). I dropped off donations at the outside drive through. I then parked the car and walked into the store to look at my favorite book section.

A woman named Valerie leaned on her cart as I perused at the books around her. She was bent over from scoliosis and looked at me with the kindest eyes and sweetest smile.

Valerie shared with buying used children's books. She goes through each book, making sure the all of the pages are available for a child to tell the story. Valerie donates the books to an elementary schools so children can own one. I picked out three "I Spy" books with her. She selected a few Dr. Seuss books.

Valerie said that her husband of of more than 50 years had passed and how much she missed him. I then asked her about the angel she wore on her blouse collar. Valerie collected three angels throughout the years. She place one angel on her husband when he was buried with it. She wears it everyday so they are with each other. The third angel is on her winter coat lapel.

I walked with her through the dark parking lot. She turned and said. "I can't wait to tell my friends about the woman I met at the Value Village."

I smiled and nodded. I explained that she was my person of the week, and I had been 'touched by an angel.'