A Gift

I phoned her about something completely different.

I mentioned, in passing, about how I was working on trying to find

a reasonable plane ticket to Ottawa.

She interjected without blinking and said I am going to give you some points.

I have lots and I want to give you some, she said casually.

I quickly refused her generous offer.

She didn't accept my refusal and told me to hang up so she could go and book them.

Tami Lynn, just like that, gave me a gift.

That's just how she is.

She doesn't think about being generous.

She just is.

This is not the first time she has given away thousands of

points and I can bet my life on the fact it will not be the last.

And so two days ago I got home from a trip to Ottawa,

where my son presented his Pine Beetle Social Studies project in our nation's capital.

A Little Lesson:

How does one repay someone who gives such a generous gift?

You can't.

You bring her a souvenir, some flowers

and try to live your life just a little bit more the way she lives hers.

Love ya Tam.