What a great story! And so well expressed and written.

I call this, “Live Simple, Give Samples.”

I think we often feel we must give others the world for it to be of any value. Your story reminds us all that small measures of HEART FOOD satisfy the empty wells of those in soul thirst.

Just giving out samples in our daily lives can be so full of impact, and the lives most impacted are usually our own.

My wife and our little ones were driving downtown recently and had a similar experience. While stopping at a red light, a young homeless man that could barely walk stumbled over to our car in heavy traffic to squeegee our windshield. Knowing we were carrying no money in our wallets, we waved him off. He just smiled and said, “it’s okay, I want to do it.”

After he finished, my wife reached out, held his hand and found out his name. His name was Gary. She told Gary she would pray for him, today. His response: “I’ll pray for you today, too.”

Gary, as the light was turning red, saw our three children in the car and said with a speech impediment (non-alcoholic), “Wait, someone gave me this earlier and it’s for kids.”

He reached into his pocket and handed her a kids ring, searching frantically for the second one he also wanted them to have. As the light changed, he needed to get out of the middle of the road for safety reasons, so we moved on.

Gary had so little, but the samples he did give so blessed our lives beyond their monetary value. Our family will be remembering a homeless young man named Gary for a long time to come.

“Tim and Gary, may the light of God’s grace shine in your hearts and fill your lives, today.”

Stanley J. Leffew
[The way of the heart is to be wanted for a lifetime of nights and not just a night of a lifetime]

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Hugs and blessings to each of you! And thank you again for your encouragement…

Your words? Are not useless. And your words have not been wasted.

Your husband affirmed me in affirming you. It hasn’t inspired my affection toward him in quite the same way, but it has inspired me to continue caring…to continue being a silly emotional girl…and to own it.

Thank you for sharing your heart here. I know it’s a risk sometimes. I pray you’ll be blessed for taking risks! Have a good day!