Heart Camp

I was at Wal Mart the other day and as I was paying for my stuff the cashier asked me if the bracelet I had on was a Rheese bracelet. I was a little shocked but said that it was. I did not recognize this lady and my mind was trying to figure out who she was. I then remembered a similar experience my dad had a few months ago and that it was Caitlyn's mom. Caitlyn is the girl that Rheese had a crush on. He would blush when he would talk about her. She also has a heart defect. After remembering my dad's story I asked her if she was Caitlyn's mom and she said yes. She asked how I was doing and I told her I was doing ok but there were definitely hard times. Then I asked how Caitlyn was doing and her answer was the same as mine. She then told me that Caitlyn was going to heart camp at the end of the month. This heart camp is on Catalina Island in California and Rheese really wanted to go to it. We thought about it last year but it made me a little nervous sending him off alone since he was only 10 yrs. old. We were going to try for this year. Wouldn't it have been fun for them to go together. But anyway, she told me that Caitlyn had Rheese's name put on her bag for camp in green rhinestones and she also has a Goofy on her bag. I was so touched. It meant so much to me that this little girl still thought about Rheese and wanted to remember him and take him with her. I am still amazed at how many people my little boy touched in his short life. As I left Wal Mart I had tears streaming down my face. How grateful I am for the Lord's tender mercies.