Mikayla's Perspective

I want to blog what happened from Mikayla's perspective as she told it to me. She went out to follow her dad out on a walk. They took a short walk and were headed back home. She got ahead of her dad, but was going too fast to make the turn down the long driveway so she went past. As she turned around to head back to the driveway, a large truck pulling a trailer got between her and Scott. She couldn't see her dad as he turned down the driveway and went inside. She waited for the truck to move and then headed back toward the house. She said she rode by but could not find the driveway. The driveway is a hidden drive between two homes that is long and leads back to their home. Their home is not very visible from the street and there is a large tree in front of the house. So she said she could not figure out where to turn. She figured she could find it so she kept on riding. Then it started to rain. She started to cry and became scared. The streets were wet and some were very steep. As she went down one of the streets that was steep, she slid and feel off her bike and got her shoe wet in a puddle. Mikayla decided to say a prayer and ask Heavenly Father for help. As she prayed, Heavenly Father told her where to go and that someone would help her. She got back on her bike and followed where Heavenly Father told her where to go. Just as she came to a large tree, she said Jesus told her to stop here. She stopped and sat there and a man came out of his garage and asked her how she was doing. Mikayla didn't respond and started to cry. He asked if she was lost. He told her to get in the car and he would help her find the way home. She said that Heavenly Father told her it was okay to get in the car with him. As they drove, she gave him more details. She told him what the house looked like and that the house next door was number 210. He asked more questions and she told him she was from Texas and was just visiting. They drove around the neighborhood looking but could not find it, especially since it was hidden to view. She also told the man that her dad was in a black car like a Tahoe but it was not a Tahoe (we had a black Yukon as a rental car). As they discussed details and what things looked like around the home, she sat up from the back and saw her dad and he passed her on the street in his car. She pointed to him and told the man that was her dad. Scott said he saw her sit up and point in the back of the car and he pointed to her too. They stopped and Mikayla got out and hugged her dad and she cried. She was so grateful to be back with her family. Later that night, we prayed together in gratitude to Heavenly Father for helping her when she was in need and directing so she could return home safely.