“Rebekah, do you know my daughter?” she asked.<\/p>\n
I racked my brain trying to think if I’d been introduced to this coworker’s daughter. I don’t remember having been.<\/p>\n
She continued, “Because she was asking me if I knew you.”<\/p>\n
Oh, I thought, so I wouldn’t have met her through her mother. <\/p>\n
Then how?<\/p>\n
“S– is her mother-in-law.”<\/p>\n
My eyes widened in surprise and recognition–and I nodded my head, “Okay, uh-huh.”<\/p>\n
I hadn’t met her–but I recognize the connections now, at least.<\/p>\n
Daughter-in-law to one of the gals in my Sunday-school-hour “flock” at church, sister-in-law to one of the girls I’m teaching to sew. Okay.<\/p>\n
“I guess S–‘s been telling her what a great girl you are–so she’s trying to figure out who to set you up with.”<\/p>\n
Wow, I thought, talk about assistance from unexpected quarters. <\/p>\n
But I inclined my head and indicated that her daughter’s assistance was not unwelcome.<\/p>\n
My coworker offered to screen potential set-ups.<\/p>\n
With a laugh, I agreed that this also was welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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