You know it’s a God moment when……
So, In the time when I’m not writing or raising five
rambunctious children, I sell Avon. I’m fairly new at this, so I thought I’d
start by just going house to house. But I have learned from my last experience
and I’m not handing out all my books in just one neighborhood. We live, we
learn, right?
So, anyway, I was supposed to be delivering a book to a nice
lady I met at a graduation party this past weekend, and all I had was her
address and directions that clearly I couldn’t follow. After visiting a friend
of mine, I found that the address I had written down was right near my friends
house. So, there I went, leaving a bag on her door. Did I mention it had her
name on it? (I could see this happening on a movie screen while the audience
roars with laughter)
Then as I go along my merry little way leaving my little
avon bags on doors when I come to a metaphorical bend in the road. I look down
at the one remaining bag I have left in my hand. I have passed a house on the
right. There’s a Missouri Highway Patrol Car parked outside and I’m sure they
don’t want an Avon lady stopping by. The next house I come to on the right has
a little boy on a firetruck playing. The house on the left has rockers on the
porch, but they also have toys on the porch. They may have kids or grandkids.
Then I notice a woman getting something out of the truck at the house on my
right. I also notice she’s wearing makeup, so I take a chance, or maybe even a
leap of faith and walked up to her. I asked her if she owned the home and told
her I was passing out my Avon books. As I handed her the bag, she looked inside
and told me her teenage daughters loved Avon and they didn’t have an Avon lady
yet….GOD MOMENT!
So, I leave there and walk back to my mini van and get in. I decided to take a different way
than I took to get there. And I come upon this other “bend” I notice that the
directions I had written down seem to coincide with all the streets I was
coming upon. And there it was, the address on my piece of paper. It was then
that I realized I had delivered the customer’s bag to the wrong address. Thank
goodness it had just been catalogues and not products! So, I left a bag and
realized I had another GOD MOMENT!
When I went to pay my water bill this morning because it had
to be paid today or it would be shut off, (hey I’m not afraid to share my
failures too) I noticed a sign that advertised the “Send The Light” Bible
conference at City Hall. When I got home after all my running around, my
husband pointed out that it was also advertised in our church’s weekly bulletin
as an event to attend. We went and helped to assemble Bible’s to send to Haiti.
I feel immensely blessed to be able to be part of something so special and
important! GOD MOMENT!
And we still have kids backyard bible study…..can’t wait to
see what blessings that brings….until next time
