Connections

Sometimes I am completely shocked by to connections I make. In January when we went down to St. Jude for Surgery Hudson and I took a little adventure to the Peabody hotel. We had a terrible experience with a lady there who got upset that Hudson was having a meltdown. Which all resulted in us leaving and with me in complete tears. 

Well when I learned that we would be going down to Memphis on Hudson’s birthday I started reaching out to places so it could still be special for him. One of the places I reached out to was the duck master at the Peabody hotel. He told me he would love to see Hudson when we came. We made it over after appointments the day after his birthday. We get there right at time for the ducks to march home. The kids and Gammie loved watching the ducks. After spending some time In the gift shop the duck master was back in the lobby. 

Once we got over to him he was so excited to see us, he not only remembered me sending him a message but he also remembered what happened in January and told me he had a talk with the lady after we had left. he almost cried when we gave him one of Hudson’s bracelets. We took a picture with him, he told us to make sure we keep coming back and thanked us for giving it another chance. 

If it wasn’t for Hudson’s birthday I wouldn’t have even reached out. Then I would have been missing the connection I made with someone. 

Imagine if Jesus hadn’t reached out to someone because of a bad experience. How many people would he have missed out on making connections with? 

The person that comes to mind for me is the women at the well, Imagine if Jesus hadn’t talked to her just because of her background. The story teaches us that no matter what we will always have eternal life in him. no matter what. You can read this story in John 4:4–42 

But the verses that stand out the most is John 4: 11-13 “Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? ¹² Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?” ¹³ Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, ¹⁴ but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

Now how about the people and opportunities you have missed out on because of a bad experience? now what if those people or experiences you jumped in and went for? Imagine the outcome! maybe its bringing someone to church with you, maybe its talking to a family member about your faith, or maybe its just being honest with yourself. All of these things can be done with a little faith 😉 see what I did there

Tomorrow I challenge you to make a connection with someone. Take the opportunity. 

Duck Master Kenon Walker of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis TN