Hidden in Plain Sight is part two of a three part series on the plight of the homeless written specifically for the GivMusic.com blog.

As we approach our Christmas and New Year’s festivities, may we be mindful and purposeful toward those who find themselves without a home this Christmas season, and beyond.  Don’t know where to begin?  Check out the 12 Days of Christmas Homeless Challenge and get started!

Hidden in Plain Sight
As Christmas day draws ever nearer, one of my biggest challenges of living in the small space of a 34’ ever-moving RV is figuring out where to hide Christmas gifts from the prying eyes of my two young children.  It seems that regardless of my craftiest attempts at camouflage, their attentive eyes pick up even the slightest hint that something is out of place.

My wife is the same way.  While I can’t even find my keys when they are right in front of me, she can spot a deer with a death wish at twilight on the side of the freeway from two hundred yards or more.  She is the ultimate road-trip spotter. (That’s why she gets the co-pilot seat!)  She picks up on everything.  One day in 2007, she picked up on something that would literally change our very lives.

Read the rest of this true story on coming face to face with homelessness at GivMusic.com