The Lost Old Lady

For the past week I have not left the house/office except when we go out to eat or when we go out to eat. I pretty much sit at a desk in our living room from noon till nine pm and do office work and take phone calls. This morning I woke up at 8:30 and decided to go for a walk. I grabbed Zeus and off we went. I stayed in our neighborhood and had walked about 5 blocks when I came across and old lady walking her dog around this park that is in the area. She asked me if I knew where a near by street was and I unfortunately did not know. I offered her to use my cell phone and she declined and said that she would keep looking for the street that her sister lives on. I continued my walk but felt that I should stay near the old lady since she was lost so I walked around the park. I also being new to the neighborhood did not really know any street names or locations so I was not of much help. We ran into each other again a few minutes later and she asked if she could borrow my cell phone. She had me dial the number and we ended up getting her sisters voice mail. During the course of our search she tried calling her sister several time but always got her sister's voice mail.We started to walk around and started to stop and ask people who were getting into their cars for directions but everyone that we ran into in driveways or at the park were all new to the neighborhood as well. As we started to head down to another street, she said, "I sure do thank you for helping me out you have earned another star on your crown in my book." I thanked her for the compliment and then she said, "Young man you are so kind and have a good heart, you must know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior!" I replied," I sure do!" She then said, "Good for you, what church do you go to?" I told her I was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Upon saying that, she quiet for a second and then said,"Oh I see." I then asked her what church she attended and she said, "Oh I am a member of the Baptist Church in Corpus Christi." I told her that I grew up in a small town where the majority of the town was Catholic or Baptist and that my Baptist friends are some of the finest people I know."

After about an hour of walking around, we spotted a Travis County Sheriff and I waved him down. After he pulled over and rolled down his window he asked, "What he could help us with." I explained the situation and he and the old lady started to talk. Five minutes later, through the use of the sheriff's computer, they located her sister's house and the sheriff helped the old lady into his car. As I started to walk away, she called out to me and said," Young man thank you so much for walking with me and helping me, and then she asked for my name." I told her my name and she again thanked me and then she and the sheriff drove off.

I continued my walk and went back to the park and sat on a bench in the shade. Earlier there was a single mother there with her young daughter and she and I started talking. She was from Italy and had moved from Italy, to New York, and then finally got tired of the fast paced New York life and moved to Austin. She asked if the old lady had found her sister's home and I told her that the old lady and I had run into a sheriff and that he located the address she was trying to get back to. She and I talked for a few more minutes and then we parted ways.

That is one thing I miss and that you rarely find in Utah. Everyone I know in Utah is of the same faith as I and I feel that you can not talk about or ask what religion some is in Utah with out them becoming offended. Also it was nice to have a conversation with a normal single woman who does not think that just because a guy says hello or starts a conversation with her that the guy is looking for mate or a wife. Although I love Utah and my friends there, being back here in Texas has reminded me that Texas is, and will always be home to me.