My Rosary I love so much broke into so many pieces, Carter (my two year old wild thing) got to it while I was getting ready for the day. I didn't get mad or fuss or spank because I left to where he could get to it without thinking twice, I should know better he is two years old for crying out loud, I just cried and cried. And of course I was heart broken and thought well this day just sucks... Little did I know what was about to happen to me
This morning I was in the store shopping for some simple ingredients to make a cake this weekend. Down the baking isle I saw this little old lady on a one of those electric carts. She looked like she was having a hard time getting what she needed, so I offered help to get her something off the shelf, she was so appreciative. I kept on walking but I kept on looking back at her, I have to admit I spied on her for a few minutes and she just looked so lost. And I never do things like this, I will offer help to someone that needs it but I will keep moving on, but I just couldn't help myself I had to go back and see if she needed more help. I could tell she needed help, she had no one around to help her, so I told her I had no plans for the day, that I would love to help her finish shopping it was the least I could do for her.
I did notice however she could not talk, all it sounded like was baby talk. She handed me her grocery list which look like a toddler wrote out, so I knew something was off. All the while we were shopping she kept telling me she loved me that's about all it seems she could say. Struck with so much compassion for this woman and seeing how thankful she was for the help, I just told her I loved her to. Didn't matter if I didn't know her I still loved her.
As we were going down the isle to get the last of what she needed and it was so hard to interpret what she was saying but some how we worked it out. Her electric cart battery started to die, and her basket was getting so full, so I put the rest of her groceries in my cart, and I walked with her to a check out line, I helped her check out and put all her groceries in my cart and walked her to her car. I loaded them in her trunk and I asked if she had anyone to help her unload this at home. Looking at me with sorrow and tears in her eyes she shook her head and mumbled no. Pain struck my heart, I couldn't let this woman go home and have no way to unload her groceries. So I told her to sit tight and I will return her cart and bring my car around and follow her home and I will unload her groceries. As I brought the cart to the door greeter she informed me that while she didn't know the woman personally she said she knows her from the store, and she believes she had a stroke (would be the reason she cant talk normal) and that she had no one she knows of to take care of her. A whole knew pain came over me and I wanted to cry so hard. But I pushed back the tears and went got my car and pulled it around and told her to lead the way. I followed her to the next town, couldn't believe she drove that far. Got to her house and unloaded her groceries and she excitedly showed me her lovely home. Which from Pictures I could tell she has one son and I am assuming her spouse is deceased.
The whole time we unloaded groceries she kept hugging me so tightly and telling me she loved me. I could just see the appreciation in her eyes, and she signaled me to write my name and number on a not pad. So I did, and I told her to call me any time she needed something especially when she needed to go shopping. In that moment she began to cry and hugged me again so tightly and of course told me she loved me so much.
I cant tell you why God brought me to this woman, I haven't figured it out myself, but I promised her I would not just leave her and not come back. I made myself a promise today, to visit that woman once a week from now on. No one should be left alone, the amount of love that woman has is amazing. And the sheer fact she cannot say anything but the one thing she can say is I love you says so much. I feel like I looked into the eyes of Jesus today, and a day that started off in tears will end in tears only tears of joy.
I thought my day started off bad, can you imagine waking up, with limited ability to talk or communicate with others, not to mention having no one to help you. Some where out there someone always has it worse. But I am so thankful that God brought this woman in my life, for whatever reason I am humbled by it.
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