Molly's Country Memories

Molly's Country Memories

The memories and happening in the everyday life of a country girl

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Sunday Favorites Sunday re-runs.. I beleive in Miracles


It's time for Sunday Favorite re-run by Chari over @ happytodesign http://happytodesign.blogspot.com/2009/04/sunday-favorites_19.html be sure and check out all of the other great re-runs on her page.....

I am reposting a post that I did right after I started blogging, it is a special post to me and one that is close to my heart.....
I believe in Miracles June. 2, 2008 at 11:43pm

First I will start off by saying, I have been without a computer for 7 days...or I would have posted this last Weds night. A little long but worth the read....
Weds morning started out like any normal day. I had a Drs appointment in Jackson, MS an hr's drive north from my home. To understand the happenings, you need to know that Brookhaven is due south of Jackson on I-55, you pass through Crystal Springs, which is about 20 mins from my home... Hazelhurst and Wesson to get back to my house. You can exit I-55 at Crystal Springs and hit Hwy 51 a small 2 lane state Hwy. I live on 51.
When I finished at the Drs. office I met my Grandson for lunch and was a little later than expected leaving Jackson, as I traveled south I decided I would get off the interstate and go to Wilson's Meat Market in Crystal Springs to stock my freezer while up that way. And then continue south on 51 to Wesson, I go to Wilson's about every 2 mos. and decided to go by then to save gas.
As I exited the interstate at Crystal Springs, I noticed a young man sitting on the side of the road next to the Stop sign...you know the one's that hold up signs will work for food, this one was holding a sign saying stranded on road and hungry...(lol...my Grandson said, hungry is what caught my eye cause I try to feed everyone) usually I just keep going, but for some reason when I passed this young man, he caught my eye, he was about the age of my youngest son and his eyes just touched my heart, I've always heard that the eyes are the window to your soul. His were so sad, and empty and had so much shame in them...I did keep going, but for some reason I kept watching him in the mirror and I know in my heart I was not driving that car...I did something I'd never done or would ever do...I turned around and went back...all I had was $40.00 and I rolled the window down...when he can over and handed it to him and told him that was all I had but I hoped it would help him...you could tell it surprised him, He asked me my name and told me his...I talked to him for about 10 mins. He might have been lying, but I really don't think so...he said he was from NC and his Granny had raised him, and now she was in a Nursing Home and he hadn't been home in 6 yrs. I told him he really needed to go home, he told me why he was on the road and how he had been asking God to help him, he was hungry and scared. I told him he need to go to the McDonald's down the road and get something to eat and stay until the storm blew over, at this time it was really getting cloudy and the wind was blowing hard, the radio had been telling about a storm front headed that way. So I told him God be with him and for him to think about going home. He told me God bless me for the help and I left. I don't know if he went to get something to eat or what but I headed to Hwy 51 to go to the meat market when I realized I had taken the wrong exit, 31 yrs of traveling that way and I took the north exit instead of the south exit, which took me longer to get to where I was going. To me that was a sign God had lead me to the young man.
So I continued to the meat market and bought my groceries, just as I was getting into my car to go home, my husband called and wanted to know where I was..I told him I was leaving Wilson and he told me to stay there that a tornado had just hit Wesson...If I hadn't stopped to help a young man stranded on the road, I would have reached Wesson about the same time as the tornado touched down and it hit just about 1/2 mile north of Wesson on Hwy 51.
I have wondered who God was saving.....the young man or me.
Yes I still believe in Miracles. And I wonder was this young man really an Angel sent to save me.
Check out Chari's Sunday favorites to see more old re-runs...

May you always be overwhelmed by the Grace of God rather than by the cares of life

10 comments:

  1. What a wonderful story and a wonderful reminder. Thank you for that.

    Laura

    whitespraypaint.blogspot.com

    Happy Mother's Day

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  2. Great re-post. Keep believing in miracles.

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  3. What a wonderful Sunday post, God never stops working his wonderful miracles !

    Hugs and blessings to you, have a great day.

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  4. Wonderful post - I've had things like that happen to me before, and it is always amazing....Bless you!

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  5. Hi Molly,
    This is my first visit to your blog and I have really enjoyed reading your post today. I believe in miracles and this sounds like it was meant for you to be there at that time. I was visitng different blogs and just happened up on yours. I also live in Brookhaven and....I go to the same church that Lorraine does(First Assembly).I found encouragement from reading your posts so maybe it was meant for me to find you huh? I will be placing you on my blog roll and will be back to visit your blog.
    Judy

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  6. I am really running late today with Church and we laid hardwood floor in our bedroom but I wanted to stop by and say Happy Mother's Day.

    The Raggedy Girl

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  7. DEAR MOLLY,
    AWESOME...THAT IS A POST THAT IS WONDERFUL TO KEEP REVISITING. I LOVE THOSE AMAZING MIRACLES....ANGELS...WE NEVER KNOW BUT I BELIEVE GOD SAVED THE LIFE OF TWO PEOPLE THAT NIGHT....THE BOY YOU HELPED WAS PROBABLY BEING PRAYED FOR BY HIS LITTLE GRANDMA.
    THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT
    HUGS
    debbie

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  8. Wow! What a story! Miracles do happen, don't they? I hope you had a great Mothers Day! Enjoy your week...Debbie

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  9. Wow. I have got goosebumps ALL OVER! Yeah, I'd say that was God working to save the both of you!

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