10:30 Friday morning. I thought I had left my lunch in my car. After visiting a patient I headed for the parking lot. I was to find out this evening that I had left my lunch at home. But at that moment, with the rain lightly coming down and a chill in the air, I headed for my car. Here's a view of the street (S 18th) looking downtown that I crossed to get to the parking lot.
In the parking lot, gathering up rubbish, was a friend of mine. Something inside of me said, "see if he wouldn't mind my taking a picture of him. I knew that, if he chose, I would get a chance to let you enjoy seeing a very warm, generous human being. Even the rain would not keep him from smiling and spending a little time with another human being.
Somehow we got into this wonderful story where he talked about being a Q-KID... his generous community service was highlighted on Channel 13 for a month. Here is what he said.
Thanks, buddy, for bringing some much needed sunshine into my (our) life on a rainy day.
Friends... how about sharing some folks who bring sunshine into your life.
6 comments:
Great blog, Joseph!
You are so good about always posting blogs and highlighting the people & places of Tacoma! Thank you!
Thanks, Joseph! Great pictures.
Nice Joseph! I'd like to give a shout out to the UPS and FEDEX drivers who faithfully deliver medical supplies to us, twice a week. They always have a cheerful "hello," and, "you're welcome."
The folks who find meaning in serving others are life's great delight and worth being named and honored, aren't they...
here's a shout out to the folks who put hours into preparing to lead music in our various churches... thank you for helping us to pray
For those of us video-challenged (still on dial-up) or video-prohibited (can't do it at work), how about a few words describing what's on the videos that get posted on this blog?
Cool, Shannon... my friend enthusiastically talks about being featured in January of 98 as a Q kid doing community service... cutting out coupons for the elderly, visiting folks at AmVets, helping people to train their dogs...
a very generous caring man
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