So today on my lunch break near downtown Nashville, I took my blanket with me that I got in a game at work last week--a blanket that I didn’t even really want and also I wasn’t real sure why I chose it in the
game--and as I walked, I asked God to show me who needed it and headed out down this nearby bike
path where there’s ALWAYS homeless people on benches and whatnot but today… there
was nobody there. Odd.
I ended up seeing this guy walking near the park and felt compelled
to follow him, so I did… but he was making a beeline across the grass in the
park and was very direct in heading north past the farmer’s marke t(where I was headed) and I
eventually gave up because I was heading there for lunch afterall… lol
So I went and got my food and then walked all the way over to the
open tables near the BBQ place which are right next to some front windows in
the food court area of the farmer’s market…
While sitting there, eating my food and wondering where someone
could be that could make use of that blanket, I notice that I’m looking out the
front windows at the main entrance at this woman trying to sell those homeless
newspapers and I go: =o
I then hurry and finish my lunch and then I think… “Hmmm… what if I..?” Yes, I had made a decision to do something a
little more and I go over to this booth that I had been by a few times recently
and I ask for two chocolate chip cookies, but I say that I need them in
separate bags because I’m about to give one away. (They put them in these little sleeve/bag
thingies).
So I head towards the front and I put the $10 bill and the $5 bill
that I got back as part of my change under the cookie in the bag that I’m going
to hand to the lady outside and I head out front…
I walk over and I say, “Hi” …she says, “Hello…” I say, “I have a question... could you use
this?” and I hold out the blanket all rolled up nicely in it’s still new, unused
little thingy that’s wrapped around it.
She says, “Oh my goodness –yes!”
So I say, “Then it’s yours.” “And
by the way, I want you to have this – these are THE BEST chocolate chip cookies
I’ve ever had in my entire life, and I just wanted to share them with someone.”
She takes them both and says, “Why… why thank you sweetheart…” and
I say, “You’re welcome! Have a good day.”
I walked away feeling awesome, but also wishing I could've done more.
I will do more.
