The shirt off her back...or jacket

A story of giving. No money? No food? How about the shirt off your back, or in this case, a jacket? It happened and it was a blessing. I wouldn't have thought of it, thank goodness she did. God bless my wife.

Megan's Carepage:

"Yesterday started as any other typical Sunday morning. I got up at 6:15 to get ready for church, get the kids ready and fed and we are out the door. It was raining though. Jim and I were working preschool valet so we were going to be outside most of the morning. I went upstairs to grab my black Old Navy hoody but it was in the washing machine. So I went downstairs to see what else I could find. There was a blue rain coat that used to be Jim's when he worked at Carmax. It was a big but it would do, I guess. As we were driving down the road my heart was burdened with some issues I was facing, mostly with my dad. A conversation we had on Wednesday and again on Friday, both of which were very hurtful, and many other things that were filling my head. Things I needed to get done had far exceeded things I had accomplished over the weekend, which was nerve wracking. Lord, I'm tired and sad this morning, I said in my head. I sat there, selfishly complaining. All of a sudden it starts pouring again. I glanced out of the corner of my eye and there at the intersection was a man standing at 8:00 in the morning in the rain. He was holding a sign up for a restaurant nearby. As we drove by I couldn't take my eyes off of him. He looked so cold and he was drenched from head to toe. My eyes filled with tears. I couldn't believe he had to stand out in the rain so early in the morning. I tried to take my mind off of him, figuring there was nothing I could do anyways but I still could not stop thinking of him. Lord, what is going on? What could I do? I looked down and there was the blue rain jacket. The one I didn't want to take because it was too big for me. As we pulled up to church,without hesitating I asked Jim if he could take the boys to class so I could go back and see the man on the corner. I prayed the whole way back that he would still be there. As I got closer I saw him standing there. Never once was there fear that anything would happen to me. In our world today, you never know what can happen but I knew God would protect me because this is what He wanted me to do. I pulled over into a nearby parking lot to write him a note. I could not find anything to write with.Megan was saying something to me but I couldn't hear her until I looked up and saw her signing "color" and I looked underneath her chair and for some reason there was a box of crayons. I was almost in tears as I wrote a note to him and put it in the jacket pocket. I drove up to where he was and rolled down my window. My new friend on the corner stood almost as if he was afraid to speak. He seemed so thankful to talk to someone. His clothes were thin and totally soaked and he was shivering.I told him good morning and asked him if I could give him something. He gently replied, Yes ma'am. I handed him the jacket and told him it had a hood on it and pockets to keep his hands warm and I would like to give it to him. With the sweetest and yet most helpless eyes he looked at me and said Thank you so much. I told him it was my honor and thanked him and told him to have a blessed day. As I drove away and cried I watched him put the jacket on so fast and I thanked God for putting this man in my path today. What a blessing! What an honor! A gentle reminder, once again,that it's not about me. It's about Jesus and showing the love of Christ. There was no reason for me to have that jacket yesterday. There was no reason to have crayons in the van because we had just cleaned it out. He always knows exactly what He is doing though. I did not share this to make myself sound special or anything. I just wanted to share how God, once again, worked in my life to remind me it's not about me, It's all about Him! I will pray and forever be thankful for my friend on the corner.

Thank you for letting me share. Please pray for Megan. I will update more medically on her later. She had her eyes dilated this morning and is a little dizzy and threw up a few minutes ago. Love you guys and God Bless!"


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JR