A Special Woman
A woman recently went to Wal Mart to pick up a few things. While there, she saw a young woman loading numerous school supplies into a cart. Curious, she asked the young woman if she was a teacher, and the young woman smiled and said, yes. The woman then asked if it were true that teachers often buy school supplies for their classroom out of their own pockets because of decreases in school funding. The young woman told her that it is true, and that the situation makes it extremely difficult on teachers.
The two continued to talk, and in the discussion the woman learned that the young teacher taught kindergarten, so it was understood that a great deal of craft items were needed. The woman then explained that in her spare time she does quite a bit of crafting, and that she had boxes and boxes of spare craft items such as stickers, felt, glitter, glue, paste, wrapping paper, feathers, styrofoam, chenille pipe stems, beads, sequins, paint, markers, ribbons, lace, etc., etc., and that the teacher could have it all if she wanted. The young teacher was stunned by the generous offer. Before going their seperate ways, the teacher gave the woman her home phone number.
That night, the woman went through her assortment of crafts and filled eight boxes and six bags full of craft items that little children could use. The following morning the woman phoned the teacher and invited her to come over to her home. The young woman told her that she thought she would never hear from her.
Later that afternoon the teacher arrived at the woman’s home. She was so surprised by the sight of all the craft items being given to her. The young woman’s eyes filled with tears as she hugged the woman for all of her kindness. The woman was glad to know that the craft items would be put to good use, and the teacher’s sincere appreciation made the exchange all the more special.
It always does my heart good when I hear about such generous acts of selfless giving from one stranger to another. In this particular case, it means even more to me because the kind woman is none other than my Mom.
Happy Birthday, Mom! I love you.