I was in the window seat, thumbing through my recent issue of “Writer’s Digest,” just waiting for the plane to take off when a mother and her young daughter sat down next to me.

        “Don’t worry, babe,” the mom comforted. “You’re going to be all right. We both will.”

        But the little girl didn’t seem so sure. She fidgeted, hid her face in her stuffed unicorn, and eventually, her tears flowed.

        She was afraid. Very afraid.

        The mom in me wanted to help. I was so thankful I had listened to that still small Voice when I packed my briefcase that morning.

        “Is this your first flight?” I asked the little girl.

        Without looking at me, she nodded.

        “It’s a first flight for both of us,” her mom quickly added. “And we’re both a little scared.”

        I locked eyes with the mama. “I’m a children’s author. Would it be Ok if I shared one of my books with your daughter?” 

        “Of course,” she answered.

        I reached down and pulled out my book, “I Will Not Be Afraid” (Concordia Publishing House) and handed it to the little girl.

        “I wrote this book for my little girls when they were afraid,” I told her. “I want you to have it.”

        She looked up at me with her big brown teary eyes and gave me just a hint of a smile. She and her mama read every page and every accompanying Bible verse about fear, and by the time the plane took off, a calmness had blanketed our row.

        That, my friends, is why we do what we do.

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