Putting it all into Perspective

Happy Friday,Friends...

This is going to be a post without pictures and truly not planned. But I need to write this down before I forget the experience I had this morning. Although,truthfully, I do not think I ever will. Morning was going as it always does and my small friend and I were headed back to my house after going to an estate sale. Turned down the road that leads to our subdivision and I see a young man,fairly certain I could be his mom, and his two pit-bull mix dogs walking from the soccer fields. I looked,he looked and then God spoke. I turned around and by then they were on the opposite side of the road..I rolled my window down and asked if they had eaten..Ben,as I found out his name was said no, they had just woken up.. I said I will buy you and your friends breakfast if you meet me at Sonic. I wanted to be in a public place,especially with my small friend. He met me over there and I asked him to order whatever he wanted... Before he walked over to me, I had spoken to a carhop girlie and told her what I was doing, just in case.. She came over and offered the dogs water. Ben and I started talking and he told me that they had spent the night at the soccer fields and they were on their way to Little Rock to get his birth certificate so he could see about getting a drivers license. I asked very few questions..just listened, what a story my new friend has..He grew up and lived in Fresco,CA most of his life..Umm..Hello,God, some of my favorite people live and/ or moved from Fresno. Told me that is where he just visited again a few months ago,but had to camp out because his dad would not let him near the house. He has been in New Mexico,Albuquerque..stayed in Old Town, Ok..God..I got it, what do you want me to do.?..guess my favorite part of Albuquerque ? Until then I did not notice the hoodie he was wearing..he had a Carhart jacket on and I did not pay much attention.. Villalobos Rescue Center,ever heard of it ? Pitbulls and Parolees ? Love the show,not the language. He has worked there and is working with the owner to go back as soon as he gets his paperwork. She has a hotel room for him and his girls in Little Rock. He told me how the girls had saved his life when he was sick with a tumor and how he was going to spend the rest of his life working with pitbulls and explaining while they get a bad rap just like people who make not so great choices. We talked for about 30 minutes and he noticed I was cold..and said he needed to be on his way to beat the rain.

We were saying our good-byes and I told him I would continue to pray for him and his journey. Well..God stepped in..because if you know me..what happened was about as far out of my box as I have ever been. I looked at him,while telling myself that I could absolutely not cry until I was back in the car and on my way !, and said can I pray with you..totally can not believe the words came out of my mouth..God did it for certain. We prayed for a few short minutes and as he was leaving he said to me..I can not thank you enough for blessing my day,I have a great life but I will not you down on my journey..Holy moly... let me down,he has a great life ? Wow..I smiled and told him to take care and I would continue praying. I told Bill this story as I needed to tell someone but have not told him the above part..

I got in the van and continued home,totally losing it on the way. Me blessing him ? How about blessing me..I have been struggling with a few issues and compared to my new friend,Ben..they are absolutely nothing !

Thank you,God..I am hard headed and apparently do not listen as closely as I should.Got the message. Would you do me a favor today ? Pray for Ben and his girls on their journey ?

Enjoy,

Erin

PS..He told me to check out the Fresco Pitbull rescue as one of his dogs was on it..and I did,not becasue I doubted his story, and sure enough..there she is.