Wasnt sure where to put this.............Great story, made me cry. Cherry: Wanted to pass this on to you.
This was written by a Hospice of Metro Denver physician
I just had one of the most amazing experiences of my
life, and wanted to share it with my family and
dearest friends:
I was driving home from a meeting this evening about
5, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd., and the car
started to choke and splutter and die - I barely
managed to coast, crusing into a gas station, glad
only that I would not be blocking traffic and would
have a somewhat warm spot to wait for the tow truck.
It wouldn't even turn over. Before I could make
the call, I saw a woman walking out of the "quickiemart"
building, and it looked like she slipped on
some ice and fell into a Gas pump, so I got out to
see if she was okay.
When I got there, it looked more like she had been
overcome by sobs than that she had fallen; she was a
young woman who looked really haggard with dark
circles under her eyes. She dropped something as I
helped her up, and I picked it up to give it to her.
It was a nickel.
At that moment, everything came into focus for me:
the crying woman, the ancient Suburban crammed full
of stuff with 3 kids in the back (1 in a car seat),
and the gas pump reading $4.95.
I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help,
and she just kept saying "I don't want my kids
to see me crying," so we stood on the other side of the
pump from her car. She said she was driving to
California and that things were very hard for her
right now. So I asked, "And you were praying?" That
made her back away from me a little, but I assured
her I was not a crazy person and said, "He heard
you, and He sent me."
I took out my card and swiped it through the card
reader on the pump so she could fill up her car
completely, and while it was fueling, walked to the
next door McDonald's and bought 2 big bags of food,
some gift certificates for more, and a big cup of
coffee. She gave the food to the kids in the car,
who attacked it like wolves, and we stood by the
pump eating fries and talking a little.
She told me her name, and that she lived in Kansas
City. Her boyfriend left 2 months ago and she had
not been able to make ends meet. She knew she
wouldn't have money to pay rent Jan 1, and
finally in desperation had finally called her
parents, with whom she had not spoken in about 5
years. They lived in California and said she could
come live with them and try to get on her feet there.
So she packed up everything she owned in the car
She told the kids they were going to California for
Christmas, but not that they were going to live
there.
I gave her my gloves, a little hug and said a quick
prayer with her for safety on the road. As I was
walking over to my car, she said, "So, are you like
an angel or something?"
This definitely made me cry. I said, "Sweetie, at
this time of year angels are really busy, so
sometimes God uses regular people."
It was so incredible to be a part of someone else's
miracle. And of course, you guessed it, when I got
in my car it started right away and got me home with
no problem. I'll put it in the shop tomorrow to;
check, but I suspect the mechanic won't find
anything wrong.
Sometimes the angels fly close enough to you that
you can hear the flutter of their wings...
Re: Wasnt sure where to put this.............Great story, made me cry. JNA: Very beautiful Cherry...
I believe we all have Guardian Angels with us
JNA
Re: Wasnt sure where to put this.............Great story, made me cry. charmed: What a beautiful story. Just goes to show that miracles do happen. We have to believe in them.
thanks for sharing ;D
`charmed
Re: Wasnt sure where to put this.............Great story, made me cry. alonewith2: Very beautiful. I love heartfelt stories such as this where people tell how they helped someone....it makes me believe the world really isn't that bad.
