09/02/2026
Last week when I was flying to Phoenix I had a connection in Dallas.
I’d never flown through that airport before so in the 90 minutes I was on layover, I decided to explore beyond the gate.
I ended up at an ihop halfway down the terminal.
When I sat down, out of all the empty tables, I ended up being put right next to a woman who was on the phone venting about a stuffed animal they took from her at TSA.
I carry one too so I was invested.
Turned around and met this stranger over a toy.
Long story short…
Chris and I had talked JUST THE NIGHT BEFORE about my need to go outside and start networking with people who love the Lord, are also in the fashion retail industry, understand some of the channels I want to explore, and could possibly be connectors or counsel.
…and look at who He sat me next to.
In a foreign airport.
In an ihop.
She loves the Lord.
Fast friends and immediate sisters.
Saw the value immediately in ArmoredSoul.
Fashion retail/wholesale is what she does for a living.
And guess where she lives…
Where I’m from. 😂😂
…can’t make this stuff up I swear.
She lives right there in Metro Atlanta in the same county as my kids in university.
I never know who I’ll meet in an airport when I travel every month.
…but it’s almost always someone the Lord has especially for me and I for them.
Today we got together in West Palm Beach at a wholesale show. It was like visiting family.
I used to wish for lots of friends.
Now I just wait for the ones He brings me.
Those are the best kind. 🩵