About 4 or 5 months ago, we were at Harbor Freight getting Ryan some tools for work. This elderly man kept running into us in every aisle. I will admit, we thought it was kind of creepy because we had the girls with us and he kept talking to them. But it turned out, he just missed his own grandkids who lived on the east coast and our girls were around the same ages. Just before he left, he handed Abigail a five dollar bill and told her to "tell your parents to take you girls out for some ice cream." So we took them to McDonald's.
A few weeks later, we were standing in line at Target. There were only 2 lanes open and about 10 people in each lane. The lady behind us had one thing and we could tell she was getting impatient. She even said aloud that this always happens to her when she is in a hurry. Ryan told her to go on ahead of us. She said thank you and just as she was leaving, she handed Ryan a ten dollar bill and told him to treat the girls to some ice cream. So we took them to ColdStone.
Today for Family Home Evening, we took the girls out for ice cream at ColdStone. We were standing in line and Ryan was talking to the lady in front of us about kids and how they can sometimes be a handful but they're so much fun. As we were deciding on what to get, the cashier handed Ryan a gift card and said it was from the lady who had just left. It was for $30. Ryan ran out to thank her, but she had already left.
Each time we explained to the girls how those people were kind and generous to us and talked about gratitude. Then tonight during family prayer Abigail asked Heavenly Father to bless the lady that paid for our ice cream because she was so nice to us. We are so blessed and sometimes the smallest blessings are the best. or yummiest.
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