Life on Argon Street - part 7

Current mood: hopeful



Karma has always been one of my most potent allies. For every ying in my life; a yang. So both in the spirit of the "good news" portion of my look back on our lives on Argon Street, and as a companion piece to my last full chapter...I now present:


SaraLyn


I mentioned a cute freckle faced angel that came over to play with Lori when we first moved into the Argon house back in one of the first chapters of this series. That would be SaraLyn.

Sara lived in the Bates Motel across the street, and was one of the little sisters of Jared. She and my daughter, Lori became the very best of friends in a very short amount of time. The kind of friendship that transcends time and adversity. The kind of friendship that very few are lucky enough to ever experience in their lifetimes.

For all the sorrow and darkness that Jared had brought into our lives, his little sister SaraLyn compensated ten fold. She brought back the sunlight and hope, when despair would intrude. Her smile could chase away any gloom you were dealing with. I have always felt that certain people come into our lives for a reason. I have no doubt that Sara was sent to help our family survive Argon.

Lori wasn't the only family member to be enchanted with Sara. We all were. Cathy and I felt like we'd discovered a long lost daughter. The boys felt like they'd found another sister. I won't give you a huge laundry list of all the goodness that is SaraLyn (although I could...easily! She reads my blogs; I know it would just embarrass the hell outta her) Let's just say that she's a great kid, who served as a constant reminder to me that there was still innate good in people, especially during the darkest of times in my life.

SaraLyn quickly became a fixture at our home and is considered a member of our family. I sometimes thought she spent more time with us than she did with her biological family. (Not that I ever had a problem with that, I thoroughly enjoy her company!) She is extremely talented in so many fields. She sings, she is a marvelous actress, she plays the piano, she paints, she composes her own music. And she cares...sometimes too much for her own good. Sara's capacity to love is boundless. (This may come as a surprise to her)

She and Lori (along with Danielle) formed their first garage band together. Many an afternoon would be filled with their laughter and music as they practiced. Strong friendship was forged and the three became like sisters. I like to think of this time together as their "Golden Age"...before puberty and boys introduced their challenges and problems to the trio.

For all the trials and tribulations that life on Argon Street introduced into our lives...meeting SaraLyn and having her in our lives made it all worth it.

to be continued...