There are angels amongst us

I typically try to keep my blog posts geared towards motherhood but every once in awhile I may stray due to things happening in my life. What I experienced yesterday has driven me to blog about it. And although you will probably get some good chuckles out of my misfortunate, I hope you also take away the bigger picture. I figured after our school had its own swimming pool unintentionally last week that this week had to be better or at the least drier. But like they say when it rains, it pours. And yes literally if you live in the Chicago land area, cant a girl get a little sunshine?

Yesterday I was headed home from work when the fuel level low sign popped up on my dashboard (I think you all know where this is going now). Typically that means I have 45 miles to E, so silly me thought I would have no problem making it to the gas station closest to home (I'm cheap and don't want to pay cook county taxes). As I hit my gas to go at the stoplight, nothing, didly squat. It was as if my car had plopped itself on the couch with a pint of ice cream and there was no getting it back up.

Panic set it. Full blown cant find my kid sort of panic (and no I have never lost my kid, little s*** likes to hide on me). I hit and I mean I really hit my emergencies on as the car behind me blared their horn. Because trust me I didn't hear it the first 99 times, why don't you just hit it once more? Call it fate or just plan dumb luck but I broke down right in front of a gas station.

I ran across traffic in heels (that was a site to see- your welcome), got a container and started filling up gas. As I'm filling up, car still in the middle of the freaking street (still full blown panicking), a women comes up behind and asks if I need a ride. I politely thanked her (I think the look on my face startled her ha) and pointed out that my car was right across the street. With that she walked away and I didn't think anything more of it till I ventured back across traffic to my car. And I wish I could say the second venture was filled with a bit more grace but it wasn't.

As I'm approaching my car I spot a car behind me with their emergences on, and who else would it be but that same women. She smiles at me and stays behind me while I attempt to fill up my car to the point I can get it off the road. Yeah, that didn't go so well and I stalled again (hahah yes you can all laugh with me), thankfully however this time off to the side. I go to get out completely embarrassed and panicking even more but then I see a familiar face directing traffic away, this same women. I couldn't say thank you enough and all she said was "I have daughters and my hope would be someone would stop for them." This women stayed with me until two cops pulled up and finished the job.

We had never met before. Knew nothing about each other. And yet, she chose to stay. Tons of cars and people passed by me during this whole show (and trust me it was quite the comical performance) and not one passerby stopped but this women. I'm sure she had plans or somewhere to be but instead she took the time to help me. Not because she was getting paid to or because cameras were around, but because of the goodness in her heart.

To say she helped a completely frantic, embarrassed and panicking women would be a understatement. She did so much more then that. She restored my faith in humanity. She brought peace to a chaotic situation and made me feel secure. All because she hopes someone would do the same for her daughters. And after yesterday, I hope someday someone will do the same for mine.

To the women who stopped, I so wish I would of gotten your name. Thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. In a world so filled lately with hate and horrific tragedies, you showed me there are still good people. Your far from small act of kindness brought the little bit of sunshine I was so needing. Thank you for not turning a blind eye when it would of been so much easier to.

Be the reason someone smiles today. No act of kindness is ever too small to leave a lasting impact. And please be that person who stops even when everyone else keeps going. If we all treated each other with kindness, imagine how beautiful our world would be.

Pslam 91:11

~For He will order His angels to protect you wherever you go~