Well, I asked for it. I wanted to see a sign from my baby girl, and boy, did she deliver.
On Saturday my mom and I went to Madison to visit our good friend Jen for a lunch date. We had a great time at lunch, laughing and catching up. After lunch we decided to go across the street to a cupcake shop. When we walked in, we noticed that the store was connected to a cute little boutique. We headed into the boutique, and as we were looking around, a woman came up to me.
"Excuse me, I'm sorry to bother you," she said, pulling off her sunglasses. "Are those shorts you're wearing orange? They looked orange from across the street but I couldn't decide."
"Well, yeah, kind of. They're like a coral-y, orange-y color. They're from the J. Crew outlet," I said, assuming she was complimenting me (the color was lovely, I must say).
"Hm, okay," she said, "Well, the reason I ask is that I had my prayer group this morning and we were asking for God what we should look for when we're looking for people to pray for, and He said, 'Orange.' So do you have something going on in your life that you would like for me to pray for?"
My mom put her hands on either side of her face, "Oh my gosh, I just....I have to walk away. Thank you so much, I just can't..." and she wandered off and left me with a stranger. Jen looked at me with her eyes wide open and said, "I just can't believe it!" And then she wandered off to join my mom, leaving me completely unattended (albeit in their sight line) with a stranger.
I looked at the woman, who was looking very confused and a little concerned, and said, "Um, it's interesting that you approached me. I lost my daughter Emma Dean to a stillbirth back in June, and my husband and I have been talking about starting to try to get pregnant again in the coming months. I've got a couple of issues that can cause the pregnancy to be complicated, and I'm just kind of nervous and anxious."
She looked completely shocked and said, "Okay, wow. Wow. Now, what was your name? I remember Emma Dean, what was your name? I'm going to pray for you. I'd like to pray for you right now, do you mind?" I shook my head, and she put a hand on my shoulder.
I can't remember the whole prayer because I was in a state of disbelief, but I know that she asked that we be protected from the forces that will cause us to doubt any subsequent pregnancy, and protect the baby in a cocoon. I know that she said that Emma was safe with God, and He would keep her safe until I get to see her again.
I hugged her and she left, and I walked over to Jen and my mom. "I can't believe that just happened! I have chills," said Jen, "Jeff is going to freak out!"
I called Jeff after we left Jen, and he did not freak out. He was more concerned that I was accosted by a stranger who followed me across the street and into two stores. We are not particularly religious people, and the whole situation was very odd. But I don't think the woman was malicious or crazy, she was a devout woman who was doing the work that she felt she had been called to do. And if that work brought her to me and made her feel like she made a difference, all the better.
I have been asking for a sign for months, and if this isn't one, I don't know what else will be. Thank you, sweet girl.
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