Zak came into my mother and my life during a time period that was very tough. Perhaps, we had each gotten lost in our own thoughts. Mom needed to find her worth and I was unable to fulfill that need. Zak brought back joy into her life, something she had lost along the way. I was very busy providing for our household, so busy that I hardly had time to notice. I gave up trying to get mom back into life because she had given up and my attempts were ignored until finally, I just went on about providing needs without noticing that what she most needed was attention. Zak gave her that and gave her a new will to live rather than just exist. Everyone needs to feel that someone really cares. He also gave so much to my world by fixing those things that were broken and those things that needed to be done. He became a part of our life. He designed this website and that is something I could never thank him enough for. Yet, life turns and he has been called away to help a dear friend of his in a time of great need. God has a perfect plan and brings those people into our lives that are needed at that moment and that time. Mom and I worked through many emotional problems that had stood between us. I learned to accept and even enjoy our differences. It reminds me of a poem I wrote a long time ago when God sent someone to just talk to me in a moment when I felt very down about myself so I wish to share that now and say Thank you so much Zak for all you have done.
Angel Unaware
I met a man the other day
And little did I know
He’d touch my heart is such a way
That reached my very soul
His glasses lay upon his face
Such sculptured beauty there
The gentle kindness of his smile
The softness in his hair
I listened as he spoke that day
His words so kind and strong
He kindled deep within my heart
His knowledge I did long
The candlelight of hope in me
Had grown so very dim
And now it flamed to brighter light
As I listened there to him
I knew that God had sent Him there
What wonder could this be?
His spirit mirrored a part of me
In perfect symmetry
Our paths would cross, a moment’s time
And go their separate ways
Yet change our lives and lift our hearts
In such a few short days
If on this road of life you walk
You meet a stranger there
Reach out your hand of help to meet
An angel unaware
Thank you Zak for all you have done and remember you have touched our hearts and changed them. May God lead you all the way and fill your heart with peace and joy. He is all that we need in this troubled world. Love, Effie Darlene Barba