There is a little club at one of my favorite churches. This little club has about fifteen to twenty ladies who draw a name from a little basket, and find out who is going to be their "Secret Sister" for about eight weeks.
Each week they bring a little gift, not expensive, but very thoughtful, and secretly put it in the community room on top of the piano. No one knows who has whom. Sometimes the ladies send their little gift through the mail, or drop it off at the church incognito, or even have someone else bring it in, to keep their identity a secret.
This mysteriousness increases its momentum as the eight weeks go by. This past Sunday, the leader had invited the Secret Sisters and other women to come to her home at a certain hour, where all would enjoy a most delicious Pot Luck Dinner and some mighty fine desserts. Afterwards the meeting came to order, well, not really, but the leader said, "Now is the time." She asked each lady, "Do you have any idea who your Secret Sister is?" Most of the women had no clue, but a couple of them said they did have an inkling of their Secret Sister's identity.
Every member of the Secret Sister Society found out who had been sending or leaving such thoughtful inexpensive gifts to her. The variety of gifts was quite incredible, as a lot of thought went into the choosing of the gifts. Some ladies told about certain gifts, and one could see how thrilled they were at receiving such unexpected and wonderful presents.
It was really a wonderful evening for me, because I do like to be around people and study them. They were all so happy to be together, and there were so many little conversations going on, except for the 'meeting' time. What a great evening it was! I feel so blessed to know so many loving and caring people.
I'll see you at the Corner Post...
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