I saw the most wonderful movie this weekend at the theater and it was even more amazing because the title just kind of echoed what happened to me while I was at the theater. First of all, this is an excellent movie. It is the true story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who grows up to become an All-American Football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a very caring woman and her family. Micheal is a huge African-American boy who literally falls in love with this family, who fall in love with him as well. He also developes a kind of special friendship with thier 9 year old son, S.J. (played by young actor, Jae Head). Although the entire movie is a heart-string puller, it was the friendship between Michael and S.J. that I think I loved the most.

Anyway, while I was waiting for the movie to start, a young boy that I know from church came in with his friend and sat a few isles down from where we were sitting. Well, I don't actually know this boy, I just admire and love him from a distance because of my situation here. Actually...I REALLY admire him! He is physically beautiful but besides that, he is just a great boy, you know? I see him interact with his younger brother and his younger sister and he is such a good big brother to them. In many ways I can tell he has a huge heart! So this is where the movie title met with real life for me. As I was watching the movie I had a little trouble paying attention to the film with this boy sitting right in front of me, but it was when we were leaving the theater that it really got to me. You could say...it "blind-sided" me! He must have had to call his mom to come pick him up from the theater because he was fooling around with his cell phone outside. In the meantime I was walking out and he decided to walk in right at the same time. He walked right under my arms and I held the door for him. Oh man...it was the closest I've ever been to him physically and it was just indescribable. I managed to say, "Sorry..." for actually holding the door for him....oh brother.....and then I walked out and went home. And he has been on my mind ever since! That and the fact that I just can't get over how empty my life has been without having a YF for so long. It was exciting and sad at the same time. Oh well...some day I will have a YF again....I hope. And if I do, I hope he will be a boy even half as nice as this one from my church.

But anyway, be sure and check out "The Blind Side".