Our first teal wristband giveaway!

Our new friend, Kathryn, who recognized Leon, Micah and 

me (and the Thomsons) at Cristina's tonight!

If you have been following Twitter or Facebook, you probably already know this, but I thought it blog-worthy to also mention that we had our first “Leon sighting” last night! We decided, since it was Friday night, that we needed a margarita, and a dinner out, and the Thomsons decided to join us at Cristina’s in Southlake. It was, of course, crowded, the waiters were dressed in their Halloween costumes, and they had someone doing balloon animals and face painting for the kids....so there was, needless to say, a lot of activity! 

But despite our sensory overload, we saw a smiling little face from across the room, looking at us as if she knew us. We weren’t really thinking too much about it, but Leon later mentioned that he thought she had seen someone she knew behind us...that’s the sort of look she was giving him. 

We just kept going with our table seating, and then finally, she came over to our table. She said “You’re Leon, aren’t you?” ....we tentatively said “yes,” as our minds went back through our rolodex of faces and people we should know, hoping that we hadn’t met before and just didn’t remember. She then let us know that she read about Leon in the news, and has been following the website and blog, and thought she recognized us. She said Leon looked pretty familiar, but then when she saw Micah, she knew it had to be us! She told me she was praying for Leon, and for Micah and me as we embark on this journey without Leon, and that she will be following us as we move forward. 

We were beyond excited! Our first person to spot Leon out of the crowd, and actually come up and say hi! She even recognized the Thomsons too from our blog postings about them, which was really cool. 

Not only is it neat to hear that this story is reaching people that we don’t even know, and we felt a little celebrity-esque for the first time in our lives, but the most amazing feeling in the world is to hear from random strangers, who see what Leon is doing, and let us know that they are praying for us, even before they know us! Even today, I am beyond-thrilled and overwhelmed at the kindness and generosity of perfect strangers, who are committed to praying for us and encouraging us every step of the way. I am sure we will need it as November goes on! 

Anyone can purchase a black wristband if they have an extra $1 (email me if you need one!), but the teal ones are very rare and elusive....you must find Leon to receive one of those. And as of last night, our very first teal wristband has been given away to our new friend Kathryn, and we cannot think of a more deserving person! 

So thank you, Kathryn, for coming up to talk to us, and for your kindness and prayers! You have no idea how much you touched our hearts last night, and how thankful we are for people like you who will be kind enough to pray and encourage, even without knowing us (until now!) We cannot wait to give away more teal wristbands to people like you!