May Your Day Be Filled With Beautiful Things

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​This old gal…

Has a humbled heart…this husband and I found two fancy pillows at HEB…kind of pricy…not really needed…but would look cute…on the outside bench at home…shouldn’t spend the money…but why not indulge…be frivolous…take a little bit of Texas back with us when we go…

At the check out…my Mr. points out a woman in line…we know her…he says…from that one place…where she’s always working…bustling around…friendly to customers…shopper me…did a last minute line switch…wheeling in behind the woman we recognized…noticed her cart…adorable pastel birthday cake…cute pastel cupcakes…plates…drinks…toilet paper…

But then the woman tentatively picked up the cupcakes…and quickly shoved them on a shelf near by…we catch eyes…hers filled with embarrassment…I didn’t realize the cake was 30 dollars…she said…I thought it was 20…I only have so much money to spend…

And just like that…the heart of frivolous doodad buyer me…exploded…a heart…that never had to say no…to cupcakes…for her little girl’s birthday…this old gal asked about the birthday party…while setting the cupcakes back on the belt…told her we recognized her and knew she worked so very hard…

She took our picture…said she’d show her ten year old daughter…the nice people who helped pay…for her treats…humbled me…then paid for those pricy pillows…pillows she didn’t really need…the price enough to pay for the entire birthday cart…but thankful she was guided to that specific check out line…

Cuz not everyone needs fancy pillows for the porch…but every little girl…needs pretty pastel cupcakes…for her birthday…
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And this husband of mine…agrees…