The Gift on the Sidewalk

--by kath1, posted Jun 19, 2013

Today, I was babysitting my two-year-old friend, Liam. He was feeling sad and wanted to stay inside with his mom and dad. I tried everything to get him interested in playing outside with me. Nothing worked.

Finally, as a last resort, I took a shiny new penny out of my pocket. I tossed the penny down the sidewalk and then chased after it. It must have looked fun, because he joined right in!

On one of my tosses, the shiny penny rolled down the sidewalk and appeared to stop near a Christmas tree that was laying next to the gutter, waiting to be picked up by the recycle truck. As I squatted near the tree to look for the penny, I spotted a small, lonely Christmas ornament attached to one of the branches.

Scooping it up, I was struck by how delicate it was. Handmade, and crafted from felt, it was in the shape of a Christmas tree.
I wonder if this was an oversight, I thought to myself. So I took the ornament to the front door of the closest house and rang the bell to see if anyone was home. An elderly woman answered.

"I found this on your discarded tree and thought you might want it," I explained. "Oh-- My granddaughter made that. It was a gift and it is very special to me! Thank you so much! Thank you!" she replied with a warm smile.

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Posted by kath1
Jun 19, 2013
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jsmc10 wrote: Wow, bless you for noticing and doing this, you probably saved a lot of heartache

unicorn.7 wrote: That was a beautiful thing you did for her she will always be grateful and her grandaughter to bless you

princessliz wrote: yay! glad you found it for her :)

Bluebell wrote: You are a sweetHeart :-) thank you for you care. Love and Light and Endless Blessings, Bluebell

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: That was very nice of you to go and make sure it was something they didn't want. Taking the time to care like you did is awesome, nice going! :)

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