David Hancock, Ashton Mayberry & Sam Lewis ~ age 9 ~ Halloween

A very sweet thing happened for me on Mother’s Day weekend. It’s one of those times when my heart just might burst if I don’t get to write it down. It’s a good kind of heart bursting… from a sweet kindness that someone chose to do. He didn’t have to do  it. That’s what makes it all the more endearing to me.

Carter and I were walking around the block on Saturday evening  after dinner. It was a cool night for May and we were just about to make the turn to go up our road. A white truck pulls up and stops beside us. One of Ashton’s friends and classmates gets out of his truck and hands me a bouquet of flowers and says, “Happy Mother’s Day!” I don’t remember anything else he said because I was so surprised and overcome. I do remember that I hugged him 3 or 4 times and thanked him even more! He’s a tall, handsome, sturdy cowboy and I thought of how it might have felt to be hugging Ashton as I hugged him. Ashton and he were about the same height. They were team mates on the offensive line their senior year at St. David High School  and were undefeated all season until the quarter finals of the state playoffs.

I texted this to him later:

“I can’t put into words how kind that was of you to give me flowers for Mother’s Day! I cried when you left… Tell your mother to give you one more hug for me. I didn’t give you enough!!!”

This is part of what he texted back to me “….He always had my back so I have his now. I know he would want to show you his love. I hope your Mother’s Day is wonderful.”

David… there’s one lucky girl out there for you. If your mom knows about this, I’m sure she’s super proud of her son. That was an amazingly kind thing to do! You made this mother’s heart a little happier to be remembered like that. And just so you know… those little baby carnations are my favorite flowers because they stay beautiful and fresh for so long. You chose the perfect ones!

I smile every time I walk by those flowers… and remember who they came from. I love you to pieces David!

There’s a cute little story behind that picture:

These three friends liked to dress up together for Halloween. One year they were clowns, another year they were the Three Musketeers and then cowboys. David remembers the three of them in a tree house making plans for Halloween and what they’d be! This year Harry Potter was huge and Ashton wanted to be Harry Potter. David and Sam had no idea who Harry Potter was because they didn’t read books. Ashton told them to just dress up nerdy with glasses and a wand. David said he was NOT going to carry a wand, so he and Sam decided they would be Army men and Ashton was Harry Potter! (Faye’s recollection – I do remember Ashton was adamant about being Harry Potter that year. He was a Harry Potter fanatic! Our Harry Potter books are curled and  sorry looking from so much use.)

Written by Faye