Easter Friends

"There's no better day to show love than on Easter Sunday." This was the beginning of a beautiful friendship........

Christopher and I were moved to make an easter basket for a woman we pass by on the way to church every Sunday.

We went early to find her but she want there......we were worried she wouldnt be there today....but when we returned to her site after church.....we were so happy to see her and her little dog.


We casually walked up to her and introduced ourselves as she complemented what she thought was Christopher's easter basket.....but we quickly shared with her that it was for her and her dog.

And then we met Carry and her dog Mama...

She was grateful and very quickly friendly with us. She referred to God often and his blessings. She was smiling from ear to ear. She was so excited that basket was purple her favorite color.
She shared with us her story....and as she stated later...we had CHURCH for the next hour in the middle of the street next to her doggie and a stack of newspapers......

We shared testimonies, verses, and prayed for one another......

It was so hot....we were all sweating and thankful for the cool breeze that swept across with the wave of green light and all the cars passing by every few minutes.

Christopher prayed a quick sincere prayer for our new friend in between her selling papers the to car passerbys. "God thank you for Carry and Mama."

She asked us to pray for her kids that she hasn't seen in many years.

Its hard to say goodbye to someone you love more than yourself....but knowing you cant care for them...and its better for their life that you not be in it.... WOW! That was her perception. But I dont understand this because I think that is exactly the reason for the decision my mother choice to give me up for adoption.

She had a hard life...you could see it all over her face....She had been abused, expolitied, been in prison, homeless for almost 40 years......

She told us we were welcome to come visit her home.....as she described how to get there....see to the side of that gas station there is a little dirt path and it winds around back there before you get to the residential gated community......and theres a little tent there...thats me!

She sells papers about 5 days a week for an organization trying to serve the homeless with honest employment....called the paper hoggers.


She told of times in her life she clearly remembered walking towards God and deliberately walking away from God. Today she thanked God for answering her prayers. She raised her hand toward heaven and said Gods smiling on me today......it was a sweet day.

Until next week Carry......we will bring you that umbrella and hopefully find you a good belt and a nice outfit....God bless you dear.