Lessons from a Bus Ride
Some of you will probably think I am crazy for what you are about to read and perhaps you are right, but I will share it with you anyway. This summer I attended the She Speaks conference put on by Proverbs 31 Ministries in North Carolina. I left home at 6:45 AM and arrived in Charlotte at 5:55 PM. The last shuttle to the hotel was supposed to leave at 6:00, so I rushed to the boarding spot and was there by 6:03, but the shuttle had already departed. I had previously been told that it could cost from $50-$75 for a cab, and since I had prepaid for the shuttle, I really did not want to spend the money to take a cab, so I began looking for other options. An airport attendant explained that all I had to do was take the city bus to the transportation center and then catch the express bus to Concord where the conference was being held--easy enough right??? At the bus stop a tattooed, pierced, scantily dressed young girl helped me figure out the process—I needed $1.75 in change and of course I...