Service

Today I had a good experience, I got to help someone in need.  I was going to my afternoon school crossing.  I  walked to my crossing because it was a nice day.  As I approached my crossing there was a boy standing on the corner.  I don't know what grade he was in.  He could have been in 7th grade.
 I crossed the crosswalk and put my cone where it needed to be and then asked the boy if he was going to cross.  He said no.  He was talking to himself.  I just kind of shrugged it off and hurried to turn my lights on.  Then headed back to my corner.
As I was heading back the boy was walking towards me.  He looked like he was talking to himself again.  As he got closer he was talking to himself, but I saw his eyes.  He had been crying.  I asked him if he was okay.  He said that his Dad drove right past him up by the 7 eleven.  He was scared, and upset.  I instantly pulled out my cell phone and said here we can call him, it will be okay.
He talked to his Dad and tried to explain where he was, and then he got frustrated and asked me if I would talk to him.  I was happy too.  I quickly explained that I was a crossing guard , and that his son would be waiting at my corner for him, and then gave him my crossing location.  His Dad seemed grateful, and said he would be there in a little bit.  At least that's what I think I heard.  There were a lot of cars driving by as I was talking.  After I got off the phone with the Dad, I told the boy to come with me to the corner of my crosswalk and that his Dad would come pick him up soon.  The boy still looked worried, and mad.  The Dad came about 5 minutes after I hung up with him.
I'm so glad that I payed attention to how the boy was acting, and that I could help him.  It feels great to help others.!  It's so hard when people turn you down, and don't let you do anything for them.  It's kind of like a slap in the face.  I know it's hard to let other's help you when you are fully capable of doing it on your own, but we need to let them help us.  It helps them to help us.  Blessings all around! I have activity days tomorrow and it's on Service.  Coincidence???  Maybe, maybe not.  Now I can share This experience with the girls in my group! There are always opportunities to serve and help others.  We just need to keep our eyes open and look for those opportunities.