A little over two weeks ago we had a sweet little German woman from our branch pass away. Chris was her home teacher and always took Caleb with him to see Sis. Kehaya. After every visit, Sis. Kehaya gave them chocolate to bring home. You can imagine Caleb was more than willing to take her up on the offer, but Chris tried his hardest to refuse. There was just no leaving her home unless you had chocolate in hand. So, it is that these sweet visits were also followed by a sweet treat.
When I got the phone call of Sis. Kehaya’s passing, I called Chris then told the kids. It had the biggest impact on Caleb because of his visits with her even while she was in the nursing home and the hospital. He looked really upset for a little while and then said, “That’s so sad. No more chocolate.” Not to make light of the sad situation but it was even brought up at her funeral. She is just known for her chocolate.
Following this news, we also found out Sis. Kehaya’s sister and her brother-in-law were flying in for the funeral. I found out Sunday morning that they were flying in that day and we were actually hosting them for dinner. Who were they? Elder Spencer L. Condie from the Seventy and his wife! I was so surprised and nervous. It hadn’t been a shopping week and really I felt like the story of the widow’s mite as we tried to alter recipes or find new ones so we could have enough for everyone . . . and something good. I admit we did have frozen vegetables and canned fruit, but we had rolls and a yummy crockpot chicken dish that Chris concocted while I was at my meetings after church . . . followed by a chocolate cake (I knew we had that in our pantry for a special event!).
Needless to say, it was a neat experience and I absolutely fell in love with Sis. Condie. I wanted to hear as many stories of her life in Germany as she was willing to tell. Elder Condie played the piano for all of us and told us many stories as well. Caleb made sure he told the Condie’s about his love for Sis. Kehaya . . . and her chocolate.
So, guess what we got in the mail this week?
I opened it and I couldn’t do anything but stand there with a big smile on my face. When I showed the kids what the Condie’s had sent, Caleb matter of factly said, “Elder Condie told me he was going to send me some chocolate!” I just had to laugh. It made this ‘sweet’ experience for us even sweeter!
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