Stories by jposyluzny (2 matches)

A Little Help On The Way Back Home

I don't normally make a habit of handing money to people in parking lots holding signs. Sometimes, I do pull into the fast food drive thru and got a couple of burgers and some fries and handed them to people.  But this night was different. Late one night, as I was driving out of our local Walmart parking lot, standing under a tree, barely visible, was a young man. As I glanced at the hooded figure, we made eye contact. I can't explain the feeling I felt to my very core.

As I drove past, the image on his face was almost haunting to me. As I pulled out of the parking lot, a voice came into my head, "If you don't help him, who will?" So I rounded the corner and pulled back into the parking lot, rolled down the window and handed him some cash. He was tearful as he thanked me and said, "I'm just trying to get home." I said, "I hope this will help."

As I drove away, I had the thought, aren't we all "just trying to make it home?"  Maybe, we are placed in others' paths to help them get home too! 

Chocolate Treats At The Tire Shop

As an Instructional Coach, I like to keep my candy coffers full in my office, with a variety of treats for my teachers. So this particular Saturday, I headed over to Walmart to check out the latest shipment of assorted Christmas candy. Sure enough, the shelves were freshly stocked with all the latest Reese's White Creme and Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Trees! I picked up a couple of big bag assortments and headed on my way. Remembering my hubby told me to be sure to get the tires rotated, I swung in to Les Schwab to see if they could help me. Sure enough they got me in right away. It wasn't going to take long, so I just stayed in the vehicle. 6 or 7 guys in the shop worked together like a race track pit crew and I was done in minutes. Then I remembered my candy stash, thinking ... Read Full Story >>

A Gesture of Generosity that Healed a Life

Just Doing The Right Thing