Disclosure: This is a sponsored post, but all opinions are my own (mama’s gotta eat, you know)
During the holidays, we tend to think a lot more about being kind and giving back. In our family, we try to do random acts of kindness throughout the whole year. There’s just something about knowing you made someone’s day that makes you feel just a little bit better about being a part of this world, because it’s a ROUGH, MEAN place out there.
Recently, Mr. Crunchy and I were shopping at some big box store and there was a little old lady buying her groceries. By the way she was watching the cashier, and counting her cash, something told me she was worried about if she was going to have enough money to buy all of her groceries. She nervously stood there waiting for the total.
When the total finally came, she was about five dollars short. Her hands began to fidget to figure out which item she could live without that week, and she checked her pockets just in case she might have just a little bit more to be able to buy what she needed. The whole scenario broke my heart.
Rather than watch some poor old woman question if she was going to have enough to eat this week, I reached into my heart and my wallet to help her out. I quickly made sure it was ok with Mr. Crunchy under my breath, which of course it was. Before she could pick an item to put back, I told the cashier that whatever she can’t cover we would get the balance.
The look on her face was priceless. Her worry wiped away and was replaced with a big smile. Her smile said it all. I had just made her day, and that was enough thanks for me.
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