My little man

Last night, I was trying to decide if I was going to go on my walk or not. I am trying to eat better and exercise more. But, none of my friends could go last night and I hate walking by myself.

Then, my little man, Brayden, jumped up and said, "I will go with you, Mom!" and off we went.

At first, we had our ear buds in and were both in our own little worlds. I watched him run ahead of me, bouncing his basketball and thought to myself, 'you are missing out on a great opportunity to talk to him'. So, I took my ear buds out and tapped him on the shoulder. He immediately took his out and we started to talk.

He talked about how there are two paths in life, a dream path and the other path. I asked him what he meant, he said the dream path is where you work hard to achieve your dreams and the other path is where you get arrested, do drugs, lose your job and other awful things.

I was quite impressed with this little guy and his thoughts so I probed a little more. I asked him what his dream path looked like and he explained that he just wanted to play basketball and be good. He doesn't know what all is in his dream path but he does know he wants to be good and work hard. My heart melted.

Then he started talking about his sister and how worried he is about her.  He explained that she doesn't want to work hard for her dreams but just wants them handed to her. He said anyone that doesn't want to work hard isn't going to get anywhere in life and will probably end up on the other path just because they are frustrated.  He asked how he could help her and what did I think.

Our conversation lasted the entire walk which was about 30-45 minutes. I know I didn't exercise as long or as hard as I should have but the time spent with this little man is priceless.

I am so honored that God loved me so much to give me this precious, amazing, incredible old soul. I pray I can return him to God filled with a love for God and for people.

Yesterday, I talked about what can I do today to fill my day and fill it with things that please God. Sometimes small conversations are huge.  Sometimes its a smile, a hug, a gift. Most times, its the little things.

Until next time,
God Bless
Keep your chin up, its easier to see Heaven!
Betty