A day orchestated by God

I woke up this morning only to find that M. had tried to call me 4 times before the clock struck 9:00 a.m.! I was afraid that her phone card would have ran out and that I would not hear back from her. Nope, she called again! She told me she was trying to make good decisions today and that she was glad we were getting together. So, I called Pam, a.k.a. Louise, and we headed downtown to pick Megan up. So the adventure began.......

We went to lunch at a health food store and had one of their amazing sandwiches! Poor M., she was probably thinking, "Great, I get a free meal and we have to eat health food!" It was really nice sitting outside and just chatting. She shared a lot about her past. She showed us her scars from all the surgeries after she jumped off a 64 foot bridge. All I could think is about the plan God has for her life.

After lunch we went to the boarding house she wanted to move into. Ok, that was an experience, to say the least! Let me paint a picture for you. Can you imagine how it would look if 2 soccer moms were out looking to buy drugs? That is exactly what Pam and I looked like! We were in the back alleys trying to find the landlord to the boarding house. Interesting how many people just hang out in those alleys. But I do have to say, they were all very friendly! We finally got the guy's phone number and M. set up a meeting time for later in the afternoon. Wow, it kind of sounds like a drug deal!

Then we were off to where she and her ex-boyfriend lived to pick up her disability check . I was a little worried about going over there because he trashed the place before he got hauled off. I was so happy to see her reach into the mailbox and pull out the check! Thank you Jesus, because I did not have a back up plan if her money had not arrived today.

From there we headed to the liquor store to cash the check. Yet another shady experience, but went like clockwork!

We headed back to the boarding house to meet the landlord and get M's room. As she was getting out of the car, she informed us that it would be in our best interest not to sit in the car with our windows down. Up went the windows! The curiosity got the best of us because we wanted to see M's new home, so we took a deep breath, and ventured out! The room is supposed to be fully furnished but only had a mattress inside. The landlord promised that it would be furnished before he left for the day. I hope so.

Our last stop was dropping M. off at a friend's house. Her friend's brother was going to take M. to her "camp" site later on to get all her stuff. I don't think she wanted to take us to where she has been sleeping.

God was soo good today! There was not a hitch in our afternoon with M! He protected us in all the "iffy" places we visited today!

Please pray for a good roommate for M. Her room gets rented out with 2 people in each side.