Visions of Baltimore: Abigail

Hey guys! God had really placed it on my heart to include another kind of entry in my blog: Visions. These are snapshots of people I come in contact with, who influence my life in a godly way. As you read these particular posts, I encourage you to ponder the implications of a good God using us and many for his works on this earth. Enjoy!

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Abigail, my youngest airport companion

I was stranded in the Baltimore airport for 5 hours this past Sunday. Because of a rather tedious incident at the security checkpoint, I was barred from my flight and forced to wait for a stand-by seat on another. As plane after plane took off without me on it, I grew quite sour. Once I came to the realization that I would miss both of my church services in Columbia, my disposition turned yet darker.

The dreary weather outside made no improvements upon my mood, either.

I was downright grumpy—that is, until this gregarious little curly-headed, bright-eyed toddler came and sat down beside me in the terminal. The stress began to seep away as young Abigail quite informatively described to me every breed of dog under the sun. As she trotted off with her parents to board, asking dozens of unanswerable questions, I smiled and felt my predicament drift away. Thankfully, I was fortunate enough to make it back home on that very flight, too.

Best of all, she chased away the rest of my troubles with a thumbs-up as I passed her on the plane.