A Miracle on Our Street

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This morning I went on a walk with my missus and as we returned to the house we noticed an Air Force Master Sergeant parked in front of our house holding a little girl who appeared to be about two-years-old. As we approached, the MSG greeted us and asked us if we knew who the little girl was. We had to reply that we did not. The MSG then explained he was on his way to work when he spotted her in the middle of the street in front of our house. She was standing there all alone. He stopped and got her out of the street and called 911. I waited with him for the Sheriff to arrive. As others of our neighbors who also walk in the morning passed by we stopped them and the MSG explained the predicament in hopes one of them might recognize the little girl. We started trying to think of which of our neighbors had children her age and were planning to start knocking on doors when the Sheriff's Deputies began to arrive. One of the first doors we knocked on did not know where the child belonged but thought she might and, after walking with the MSG and a deputy into the nearby cul-de-dac, discovered an open garage door. On looking into the garage, they discovered the kitchen door open as well. The deputy knocked on the door and after a few minutes, a woman, who had been asleep answered. The little girl did turn out to be her little girl. Evidently, the husband left for work and not only hadn't closed the garage door, he'd forgotten to lock the kitchen door. The little girl woke up, found the open doors, went exploring, and, thank the Lord, was found by the MSG. The little girl had left her house and found her way to the street in front of our house in the forty minutes my wife and I were gone on our walk. It is frightening to think she got so far so fast. Also, our street is somewhat busy in the morning with people leaving for work. I shudder to think what might have happened to the little girl if someone paying less attention than the Master Sergeant had driven down the road first. Instead of a happy ending, we might have had a tragedy. If it were up to me, I'd give the MSG a medal. I also want to give kudos to our Sheriff's Department. Once word that a little girl had been found alone in the middle of the street, they showed up in force to help find her home. With all of the volunteers who'd showed up, we could have quickly canvased the neighborhood by going door-to-door. I'm so relieved our story had a happy ending. How is your day so far? PS: It started raining as soon as the little girl was returned to her mother. PPS: Appropriate music. Sometimes Angels wear Air Force uniforms.