Everyday Blessings

Praise the Lord for Donna!  Who’s Donna, you ask?  Donna is the friendly Vons check-out lady who helped me today.  We did our grocery shopping this morning and it was pretty busy with all the people preparing for Thanksgiving.  So, we’re at the check-out and all of our items are being scanned through and bagged.  I reach into my purse to get my wallet out, and I keep reaching and reaching.  It’s not there!  Sheepishly I tell Donna that I don’t have my wallet with me and that I can’t buy my groceries.  I assure her that this has never happened to me before…as I try to help the boys remain happy and still.  Sweetly she asks if I know where it is, and offers to ring up all my stuff.  She says I can come right back and get it after I go get my wallet.  I was overjoyed at the thought of not having to reshop.  So, I drive home praying that my wallet is there-which it was.  We drive through McDonalds for some french fries (because now’s it lunch time and the littles are being ever so patient) and a coke, and then back into the Vons to get our groceries.  Very sweetly Donna rings up my order, and we chat.  She talks with Abe and then the ATM machine won’t work.  We stood there for about 10 minutes trying to get the debit thinger to go through.  It wasn’t me, the machine just was being difficult.  She was totally calm the whole time and the lady behind me was very pleasant about the whole ordeal.  So, after all that we thanked them both and got to go home with our food.  This lady didn’t have to be so kind and helpful, but she was and I am thankful to the Lord for her.  Long story I know, but it was neat-o.