ROSE FOR ROSE

IF YOU THOUGHT THE ART OF THE BARTER SYSTEM IS LONG GONE, I'M HERE TO SAY "NO IT IS NOT!" WHEN OUR 3 BOY'S WERE GETTING READY TO APPLY TO COLLEGE, IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR THE COMMON APP WENT DIGITAL. I PICTURED OUR TOMMY SPENDING WEEKS ON THIS APP AND ME HITTING THE DELETE BUTTOM BY MISTAKE. ROSEMARY FOX WALKED RIGHT INTO OUR HOME AND GUIDED TOMMY STEP BY STEP THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. I WOULD SAY, "ADD THIS SERVICE TO YOUR RESUME AND TOMMY WOULD GIVE ME A SIDEWAYS GLANCE AND SAY, "THAT DOESN'T MATTER." ROSEMARY WOULD SAY THE SAME THING AND TOMMY WOULD REPLY, "THAT'S A GOOD IDEA, OK." IT WAS AT THIS POINT I KNEW I NEEDED TO STEP BACK AND LET THE PRO GO TO WORK.

SHE WAS A GREAT COMFORT, AS IN THIS SAME SEASON, MY DAD WAS SUFFERING WITH CANCER AND PASSED AWAY MY SON'S SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. WHEN I PULLED OUT MY CHECK BOOK TO PAY HER, SHE TOLD ME SHE WOULD RATHER HAVE A PAINTING. SHE WAS BEYOND PATIENT WAITING FOR HER "PAYMENT." ROSEMARY HAS WALKED THE CAMINO 2 DIFFERNT TIMES NOW. I'M IN AWE OF HER FAITH AND HOW SHE USES HER FAITH TO BLESS OTHERS. HER SPIRIT IS STRONG, FAITHFUL AND LOYAL. SHE PUTS HER HEART INTO EVERYTHING SHE DOES FOR HER FAMILY, FRIENDS AND OUR COMMUNITY.

"KEEP FOLLOWING YOUR HEART ROSEMARY!"