Stories for the Grandkids…

I was working in the heat, tired, thirsty and hungry.  And a lady whom I had never seen before and did not even speak my language pulled out a grill and began grilling something in her front yard.  She fixed me an entire meal.  Before I knew it I was sitting on the curb enjoying a steak, hotdog, and an ice-cold beverage.  This was the best steak I had ever tasted.   It was obvious that she could not understand me when I tried thanking her for the food.  I have seen and experienced random acts of kindness before, but this one by far tops the charts in my book.  Completely made my day…

UNTIL… that evening I blew a tire on the way home from bible study.  I did not have any source of light as there were no streetlights, the car jack was junk and I ended up breaking it forcing me to lift up car manually by turning the jack lever with a pair of pliars.  For those who don’t know, manually lifting a jack with pliars takes FOREVER.  And to top it off, my cell phone had no service.  So I was alone, blind, tired, dirty and frustrated.  I ended throwing the jack into the woods after I FINALLY got my spare tire on.  The whole process was about two and a half to three hours.  I got home at one thirty in the morning and woke up for work at four thirty.  Completey ruined my evening…