Our Family Treasure – Guideposts

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My husband and I searched for a housekeeper for months. Running our business left little time for the house, but we just couldn’t find the perfect person.

 

Our home was filled with eclectic souvenirs from our travels—glassware from Eastern Europe, hand-carved spoons from Poland, ironwork from the Czech Republic, pottery from Japan. We wanted a housekeeper who would care for our mementos as we would.

 

Then one day I bumped into my old neighbor Michelle, who had recently moved back to the area. I hadn’t seen her in years. She invited me over to her new place. I was impressed by how spotless it was. “That’s all Agnes,” Michelle said. “She’s amazing.” A young Polish immigrant earning her nursing degree, Agnes had been working for Michelle for a year.

 

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