My gift

I was about to make a really long post on Instagram, and I thought to myself, this feels like a journal entry… And then I remembered I have a blog. That I haven’t written in a really long time. So, here I am.

OK little backstory, a long time ago,I read the book Magnificent Obsession, so I don’t usually like to talk about my good deeds. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you should read the book. It’s good. But this felt worth telling.

More recent backstory... let’s actually make a list...

1. My daughter got engaged.

2. She decided to get married next April.

3. The week of Thanksgiving, she decided to get married in January instead.

4. She had all sorts of reasons for why this was a good thing.

5. Romaine lettuce was recalled.

6. Thanksgiving.

7. I felt like I haven’t eaten very much green food lately.

Which brings me back to my story. I went to Costco to price meats and cheeses, and fruit and veg for the wedding. I also needed to check on flowers. It was 12:30, so I got a hotdog and a diet Pepsi.(this is not the blog where I complain about Costco switching from Coke to Pepsi.) I realized this was a crappy lunch, but time, stress, time… This was lunch. 

I completed my shopping trip a little ahead of schedule, so I decided there was time for a quick trip to Salad and Go. Their Greek salad is my absolute favorite! I had a little conversation with myself in my head justifying buying two lunches. The Costco hotdog was cheap, and I wouldn’t put chicken on the Greek salad.

As I sat in line, I thought to myself, maybe I should buy two salads, one with the dressing on the side to have for lunch tomorrow. I also questioned if I was gonna want Greek salad 2 days in a row, but this is Salad and Go, and their Greek salad is fab!

I got my two salads and headed home. Exiting the freeway, I saw an older homeless man standing by the exit obviously panhandling. I thought about my lack of cash, the .36¢ in my ashtray, and my extra salad. Suddenly, I realized, the extra salad was for him.

I called to him, asked if he was interested, and he responded. When I handed him the salad, he commented that it looked like a really good salad. Haha! 

I turned the corner and felt a deep impression that I had been somebody’s angel right then. I was overwhelmed with gratitude that in the midst of the chaos of the holidays (which I love!) and the stress of six weeks to create a wedding, my Father in Heaven had sent me a little gift. Tears lept to my eyes.

What a wonderful world!

Merry Christmas!