Heart Hope by Olga

Easter afternoon…hundreds of eggs… lots of candy…six children waiting patiently…two adults hiding eggs when suddenly my friend Paula spotted the two faces peering down from the balcony. Two children longing to belong to the fun and festivities of the afternoon and Paula was supernaturally drawn to them by God. And then she did the unexpected; she invited them to come and hunt the eggs with the other children. Her cousin was astounded by the invitation, but the children were ecstatic as they ran to ask their parents if they could participate. The parents exited the apartment a bit apprehensive, and apologetic. Yes, the children could hunt the eggs, but they would have to use plastic grocery store bags since they didn’t have Easter baskets. Compassion engulfed Paula as she quickly informed the assembled group that the fun would take place in 30 minutes. Her cousin objected, but Paula managed to quiet and inform her to get in the car. Why? Where? What? They were going to go to Walgree...

I had an amazing lunch last summer. It was with a new friend and fellow Texan that I met a year ago on a plane ride. Her 32 year old son was with us too. Davis is his name and he was fascinating to me. He had a great sense of humor, was warm, and welcoming. I felt loved and accepted immediately. Davis was kind, quick to trust someone new and had such a positive outlook. You could tell he loved people.  Although it was my first time to meet Davis, I felt that I had known him for a long time because he was so fun and easy to be with but also because his mother had told me so much about him when we first met months ago. While on the plane his mother had also described the eye surgery that he was going to be having the following day, so I had prayed for him at that time and several others times when my new friend let me know of other prayer needs. I’ve described some of Davis’s wonderful characteristics, but there is one more thing about him you need to know--he is not your ordinary...