So here are some pictures and a quick story.
We were at Sam's eating lunch today and Wild Man, being 4, accidentally dropped his cup and it spilled bad. Like, paper towels won't cut it type of spill. We found an employee named David to clean it for us and after looking at how big the mess was he went and got the mop to clean it. As he was getting the mop ready and Wild Man was watching on in rapture at the cool mop contraption, a woman (customer) walked by and scoffed saying "Those darn kids, right?!" to the employee. The man quietly said, "No, children are a blessing." and continued to work. I hadn't looked up when the woman made her comment because it's a typical stance toward children in our country and didn't surprise me but when David responded the way he did I looked up abruptly at my husband and said, "Did you catch all that?" And he said yes. I sat for another 20 minutes basking in this employee's love and service toward our little boy who he didn't even know. I watched him gently and thoroughly clean the floor and Wild Man said he was sorry and thanked him, and I thanked him. And he was gracious and sweet to us and then walked off when he was done, on to his next lowly job in Sam's. And I was staggered by God's grace in this situation. I would not have noticed David if Wild Man had not dropped his cup. But with five simple words he left me crying and blessed beyond belief on an average Saturday at Sam's. We reported how wonderful David was to management. Can I just say, I am so thankful that Wild Man spilled his cup today. I hope that David is thankful for the opportunity to serve humbly and bless a family. I hope that next time I clean up a mess my children made I will remember David and be as gracious as he.
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Christy
10/17/2015 01:13:51 pm
What a precious man. Love the race track!! That belly looks much smaller than last time. :)
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