Pay It Forward

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​This husband and I…

Hit up the laundromat before heading home…was in a social mood…noticed an adorable couple…chatting as they folded clothes…magically weaseled into the conversation…within minutes…we were sharing stories…they…married 62 years…he laughing that he was 6 when they got hitched…

Been Texas snowbirds for 20…stay down the road from us…used to have 40 couple friends…have lost…all but six…during the joking and laughter…chatty me…noticed a gentleman…on each pass…he’d make eye contact…and smile…sat down later…this gentleman sitting near…again…the smile…the eye contact…somehow saying…Old Gal…like you…I feel…the need to talk…

And so we did…he did mostly…telling his tale…hadn’t been home in months…works construction…in his free time…he writes books…

And so it is…in life…that thing called paying it forward…sometimes it’s a coffee…or food at a drive through…and sometimes it’s as simple as offering a helping hand…or taking notice when someone needs a friendly ear…and you just happen to have one…
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And this husband of mine…agrees…