Inside Mesa

There are times one might take good fortune or what some may call a lucky break for granted. Those having faith in a higher power included.We may not always fully recognize or believe where that blessing - that miracle - came from. Not true in the life of a friend of mine here in Mesa. Susan Thomas, a single mom and U.S.A.F. Veteran, experienced a Christmas miracle as she cried out for the plight of her daughter-U.S. Air Force and boyfriend-U.S. Navy, brought on by snow-laden conditions. Here is a mom’s thankful letter written yesterday, then shared with her friends: "My daughter, Laura, is stationed at Warren AFB, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Due to blizzard conditions she had run out of food and was unable to get groceries. Someone gave her a box of "hot pockets" to tide her over until she could get to a grocery store. She had also just learned that morning that her boyfriend, Ryan, was stuck in Illinois at the airport. DIA was closed and so were all the interstates in and out of Denver. When she called me with this news we were both in tears.I felt so helpless, and didn’t know what I could do to help except pray. I didn’t want her to be alone and without food for Christmas. So I began praying right there on the phone that God would make a way for them to be together for Christmas.Ryan is also in the military, the Navy. He had just finished his schooling as a medic, and had fully out-processed, enroute to his next duty station. When he arrived at the airport, discovered that DIA was closed and that he wouldn’t be able to fly out until Sunday, he was literally homeless. Here he is with duffle bag in hand, no family there to call, little money, and stranded.A man walked up to him and asked him if he was in the military and he said "yes." This man was an Army Captain. As it turned out, he was on his way out west. So, he rescued and delivered Ryan safe and sound into the arms of my daughter (where she was anxiously waiting in a rental car, in the parking lot of the local IHOP restaurant in Cheyenne). They all had breakfast together, then Laura and Ryan headed to Colorado Springs to spend Christmas with his family. Our God is still a miracle-working God, all we have to do is ask, and BELIEVE. I don’t know the name of the Army Captain that was so kind and generous to Ryan, but he drove hundreds of miles to get him home for Christmas. This story shows that truly "home is where the heart is." Thank-you "Captain" for making my daughter’s Christmas wish come true, you are an angel. May the Lord bless you and keep you and give you His peace, the peace of Christmas.MERRY CHRISTMASSusan"I asked if I might share this story as a reminder to daily be open to see His miracles in every day life - no matter how great or small. Christmas - the miracle that continues to make a world of difference.

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