Today I experienced a high speed chase.

OK, I said I would be honest- it wasn't high speed but I really did chase someone. You see, earlier this morning as I was coming home from dropping my son off at preschool, I stopped to talk to a friend who was walking in the neighborhood. As we were talking, a man drove by who frequents the street much more than other people. We both had noticed him over the last few weeks and assessed his behavior as strange but didn't think too much of it. A few hours later, my neighbor and I were going to lunch and as we were leaving my driveway the very same car I had just talked about this morning drove past us. We decided to follow the man to make sure he lived in our neighborhood. The chase was on! We followed him around several loops in our subdivision and once he even eluded us. We spotted him a minute later hiding in a cul-de-sac (we knew he didn't live there). Now I am not sure why a man would be afraid of two youngish women riding in a minivan but he was certainly acting guilty. To cut to the chase (pun intended), we did later learn that he lived in the area. While I am still wondering why this man would be afraid of ME, I can say that the time I spent with my neighbor was encouraging. The Bible tells us that we do need to spend time with other people (where two are walking, when one falls down the other is there to help...). I know how busy we all are, and how sometimes we don't feel like making the effort to socialize. After all, we can do just about anything in this world without ever talking to another person (self-checkouts, getting our drivers license on-line...). Take the time, put in the effort and go out for lunch with a friend. You may be able to encourage your friend or you may even get some encouragement yourself. Go ahead, go on a high speed chase today.