#20 - Random Acts of Kindness

Hello Everyone!

I am so thankful for these blogs, because some days are too amazing just to keep to ourselves!  Let me tell you a little about our Saturday...

I woke up early this morning...still basking in the delight that I won a ribbon for my quilt at the quilt show yesterday.  After stretching a few times, I had to jump out of bed right away...because we had lots of plans.

                                                                                                                               

First, we traveled to the Airport, because our buddy Dave was hosting a bi-plane fly-in event.  Due to the weather, there weren't very many people "flying" in today, but we had a great time.  Dave made homemade donuts and homemade pizza for everyone...yum yum! 

Then, it was back home for some rest and relaxation before taking off for a "live" interview at the Covenant Hospital Telethon at the TV-5 studio.  That was a lot of fun...the kids did a great job, and everyone made them feel like real stars.  Lots of fun times today...

Then something incredible happened...On the way home from the telethon, we decided to stop at Bob Evans for dinner.  There was a long line of people waiting to be seated, but we were hungry and didn't feel like cookin, so we decided to wait it out.  While in line, a very sweet lady came in with her grandson who appeared to be 7 or 8 years old.  What a sweet boy he was, and I could tell his grandma loved him to pieces.  The grandma asked the boy to sit down on the bench and wait, but he wanted to stand up right next to me.  Overhearing their conversation, I could tell that he had some type of disability.  I smiled at him and asked him how he was doing and what his name was.  He looked at me IN THE EYES and said "My name is Cameron."  "That is a nice name," I said.  "I really like the name Cameron."  He smiled back at me, and so did his grandma.  "He never looks people in the eyes when he talks to them," said his grandma in amazement.  Wow, at that moment, I felt a real connection with him...and it made me feel good that he felt comfortable talking to me.  What a special moment.  Then we were called to be seated, and we said goodbye. 

We sat down at our table and proceeded to eat an incredibly delicious meal.  Everything was going great, until a nasty fruit fly was buzzing around my face.  It was a pesty ol thing...and it wouldn't go away...until...zoop... the darn thing flew right up my nose!  No lie!  Augh...I guess it thought I needed some extra protein with my dinner...When we were so full that we couldn't fit another bite into our bellies, we asked for takeout boxes.  When the waitress brought the boxes to us, she dropped a handwritten note on the table.  The note was from the grandma we met in line.  It said, "My grandson, Cameron, just started talking not too long ago.  He has autism.  He called you the "Bob Evans lady!  Thank you for your kindness..."  And then another amazing thing happened.  We found out she paid our dinner bill.  Wow.  All I said basically said to him was "hello."  You know...you never know how a little gesture of kindness can affect someones life. 

Before I read her note, I thought it was ME who benefited from our little conversation...How cool is that?

Love,
The Bob Evans Lady!