There are Good Samaritans, and There are Angels ? Reba J ...

Yesterday I finally made it into Taccoa, GA after two days of very hard riding. Then I saw the gold. No, not the streets in Heaven. The golden arches of McDonald?s. It was there I thought I met a good samaritan, dressed in a McDonald?s uniform.?

Elijah and I spoke for quite a while. Turns out he just returned from a cross country trip from Jacksonville, Florida to the west coast to earn money for a non-profit organization.

He came back to my booth during his break and invited me to spend the night at his home. I knew he had to be a Christian. Wonderful young man. The type of young man I?d want to have as a son.

I left the golden arches and went into downtown to the library. Knowing he got off work at 3pm, I decided to start toward his house. There was just one problem. Uhh? I?d gotten so many directions to different places, I went in the opposite direction from his house.

About 3:15 I got a call from Elijah. I told him I was at the entrance to Toccoa Falls College. That was only in the opposite direction of his house. Not a big deal by car but straight up a monstrous hill in any direction. He offered to come get me and drive me to his house.?

When my knight in shining auto arrived, we didn?t go straight home. He took me to Toccoa Falls, then all over downtown. He provided me the history of the college, the town, and of course, the famous Paul Anderson, a local who still holds the world?s record for lifting the most weight at one time. A statue stands in downtown.

We traveled several miles out of town-in the other direction- and finally turned down a non-paved driveway. After a few twists and turns and rabbits and other animals, the most beautiful multi-level log cabin came into view. To a country gal, I knew I must be in Heaven.

I met Mary Jo (mom), Jamie and Jess (sisters) and Noah (brother) who are the most amazing family. Mary Jo cooks everything from scratch with fresh fruit and vegetables. Surely, it was a meal directly from the throne room of Heaven.

Mary Jo washed my wet clothes from all the rain I?d ridden through between making home made chicken pot pies, playing card games with the kids and helping me plot out another course to take.

Don?t think this was a miracle? Well, I didn?t tell you Elijah wasn?t scheduled to work today (yesterday by the time this posts). He got up early and drove into town to the gym and stopped by to check his work schedule. They were desperate for someone to work, so he said yes.?

After two really bad days on the road, I went to Heaven? a log cabin in the middle of the woods with an incredible Christian family. They are such angels, it would not surprise me to wake up in the morning and see these angels have returned to beyond the Pearly Gates.

God provides at the most amazing times everything we need if we but trust Him.

Miracle in Toccoa, Georgia. Thank you God.

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July 16, 2013 @ 5:05 am

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