random acts of kindness

no act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. - aesop i stood in line at henry's (our farmer's market-like grocer) tonight and was almost done checking out when i realized i forgot to get milk. since cereal is the staple at our house during the week, i sighed and commented outloud that i forgot the milk. i had both boys with me and they were tired and scoutie was fussing so i was contemplating if i should run and get it or just pick it up later that night. a young man behind me said "don't worry, i'll grab it for you. just tell me what you want." he was back in less than a minute with a gallon of 1% milk. i thanked him - more than once. as i walked to the car, i thought about what a great 'teaching moment' that was for finn. i reinforced it by letting finn know that what the young man did was nice and helped mommy out so much. a stranger's simple act of kindness went a very long way tonight.