Day 70- May 29- Nancy Bishara

Nursing the burnt lower back today made everything a little more tedious today. Both of my parents had plans, dad was golfing in the morning and finishing up his speech on volunteerism for the Lion's Club supper in the evening; mom had her prayer group in the morning then went to help the preparations for a supper fundraiser at the church in the afternoon. I decided to take advantage of the sunny day by walking to the south end to check out the Zach Churchill BBQ. I was secretly mostly hoping to see his mom, my former Grade 11 English teacher, that still remains a huge inspiration to me.

I met up with lots of people I knew at the BBQ. As I scanned the crowd, I thought about those people and who I should ask to be my photo of the day. Then I saw Nancy and I knew, she was the one!! I've known Nancy since I was young. I met her originally when I used to attend and help out with the North End Baptist vacation bible school. I remember how much I loved being the one to help her out with her class, she was so calm, patient, creative and fun. I often spent a lot of my time watching out for her two youngest kids, Ashley and Milan as well. They were so cute back then, hard to believe they are all grown up and starting their careers already!

There was something about Nancy that stood out to me as being something that I wanted to be in my own life when I was older. Maybe it was the poise, maybe it was the confidence; I don't quite know for sure, but I've always thought very highly of her since that time, so many years ago! It has been really fun in the last year or two, through the magic of Facebook to re-connect a little bit. She is always super intrigued by my photos and stories of the North, so it has been fun to share that adventure with her. Enjoy the picture!



Theme Song for Today: Quiet Crown by Idlewild