This morning I decided to go get my Mom's dog for another morning walk as it has been helping me immensly to get out in the fresh air to clear my thoughts.
I decided to take Isaiah (4) with me as he has been on a short leash latley and figured the exercise and one on one time with me would be good for him.
We went to a state park I had never been to before. It was all good at first as we walked around the trails and the pond there but then we decided to take a path. Now I figured all the paths would lead to a mutual place.... NOT.
This path was horrible as it has rained bad yesterday so we kept having to trudge through mud and water here and there to continue on the path. Some of the spots were so bad that the mud would all most suck you in like quick sand.
When we found the end of the trail it led to a street I assumed would lead us to the entrance of the park and our car.... NOPE.
We walked I don't know how many miles as we were lost. Put it this was we started at 8:30AM and I did not get to my car until 11:30AM. Most of that walk I had to put poor Isaiah on my shoulders even though I was dead tired because his little legs were aching.
Along the way I asked two seperate men how to get back to the entrance and that we were lost. They pointed me which way to go but did not offer help. I would have been afraid any how because you never know now a days.
While we were walking I looked for a policeman as I was sure going to flag him down as I had no idea where I was or how to get back. Being lost sucks when your driving let alone when your walking.
Well we finaly found another enterance that these men pointed me to but it was the WRONG one. It was at the whole other end to the park!
I had tears by this point as I did not know what to do. I started to say the Lord's prayer as I was afraid and knew this situation was not in my prayer.
All of a sudden when I looked there was a woman walking her dog. She spoke to me first asking if we had bug spray when I answered no she said she had some in her car that we could use. Then I explained our plight. She looked shocked and told me she would drive us back as if we walked the path we were on it would bring us there but it would be a good 45 minute walk.
I cried and hugged her. The whole ride I was wondering what could I do to show my gratitude as thank you was just not enough.
She made small talk with me as she knew I was upset. She asked what my son's name was when I said Isaiah she beamed and asked if I knew the book of Isaiah from the bible I told her I did.
Then she told me how when she gets in situations like that she prays. I told her I did and there she appeared.
This woman told me of how she lived in Germany and had her baby with her she had gotten stranded with no money for the train she mustered up enough courage to ask people and no one would help her.
Before I knew it we were at my car. I thanked her and hugged her again. I told her how bad I felt as I wished I could do something for her as what she did for us meant the world to me. She smiled and said don't mention it JUST PAY IT FORWARD!
Then as she was driving away she turned to me telling me she was planning on going to the gym this morning but as she was praying something told her to go get her friends dog and take a walk at the park. She was not prepared to do so but she did.
She told me how funny it was and that God wanted us to meet.
Now how wonderful is that? Who would have thought that there were still good people left in this world? Even after she was shunned in her moment of need she did not turn cold to other's plight she helped as she would want to be helped.
It will be with pleasure that I can pay it forward one day soon and tell the person I help just to pay it forward
