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Grace Gets an Upgrade

I have the most wonderful housekeeper who helps me out a couple days a week, and other occasions. She is a woman I greatly admire; she works hard to provide education for her children, and she is also a strong voice in her community, giving sound advice to younger women and organizing people for positive change.

Today I asked her if she had taken the bag I had made for her when she went home for a recent visit.

Here eyes gleamed.

‘Oh YES!’ she said, her smile so large it was like the sun rising over the Gulf. ‘It was the only thing I carried! And on my way home, I was waiting for my plane and the desk attendant approached me and asked where I was going. I said ‘Abu Dhabi and Doha’ and he asked if I minded if they upgraded me to Business Class’

We both danced for joy. Manila to Abu Dhabi in business class. Wooooo HOOOO! That’s a LONG flight.

‘Did you sleep?’ I asked.

‘At first, no, because I didn’t know how to operate the seats.’ she responded.

‘And then?’ I prompted

‘I figured it out,’ she grinned.

She thinks it was the bag I made for her. I think God just knew Grace needed a little grace. 🙂

January 23, 2010 - Posted by | Adventure, Bureaucracy, Character, ExPat Life, Interconnected, Relationships, Travel, Work Related Issues

3 Comments »

  1. Oh my gosh how that must have been an incredible trip for her! Don’t you wish you could’ve been there to see the look on her face? To see her relax and get comfortable on the long journey? What an unexpected blessing 🙂

    AcadeMama's avatar Comment by AcadeMama | January 23, 2010 | Reply

  2. It’s just as likely that is why she got the upgrade. The airline people can be quite capricious(sp?) when selecting whom to bless. Many times if you are dressed neatly and don’t create any waves, you are the one!

    momcat's avatar Comment by momcat | January 25, 2010 | Reply

  3. AcadeMama – I got to see her face as she was telling me 😀 and that was joy enough. I am betting she was too cool to look ecstatic, but in her heart, she was really, really happy. 🙂

    You are so right – who knows? I know they can authorize them, and it just really bugs me that from here, we can’t buy them – day of travel – and often BC goes nearly empty. It makes no sense to me at all.

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | January 25, 2010 | Reply


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