I love how things work out...

It's funny how things work out...how an ordinary day can turn out into an extraordinary one because of one small minor thing that happens.

There are those people in our lives who we may not talk to or see that often, but when you do, you can talk forever. There are those people who have crossed our paths and made an impact on us, but they have drifted away from you. That is, until the day you reconnect again.

I have a friend from college who was a roommate of mine for a couple of years. He had an impact on my life because he was there through a very difficult time period, and always thought of me to check up on me and make sure I was doing ok, even if it was through tear soaked eyes and a runny nose. After college, we kept in touch for awhile, but then he joined the Navy and one day, his phone was shut off. I've always wondered how he's doing and what life has brought his way, but didn't think I had a way to get in touch with him.

This past Christmas, I was thinking about him again, and decided to try to send a letter to what I thought was his mom's house with the hope that maybe it would get passed along to him. I left some varying contact information for myself and on the outside of the envelope wrote "I hope whoever gets this can forward it along to wherever he is located".

Low and behold, I'm going about my business on a dismal day at work, standing in front of the vending machine trying to decide what I could eat that would dispel some of my hunger pains...when my phone vibrates in my pocket. I actually thought it was going to be someone else about a job I'm working in a few weeks and when I answered, I didn't quite recognize the voice right away. And then, voila! It was HIM!! My letter had actually been sent to his grandfather and was later forwarded to him. The power of trying.

Let me tell you, it has really made my day to get that phone call...because he's one of those people who crossed my path years ago...and I always wanted to see what life has brought my friend. Now, I have the opportunity to find out.