I-75 on ramp off of Freedom Parkway May 4Technically, lunch #5 was in my husband’s truck in case he encountered someone on his commute, which is not very likely. Over the last two months it has gotten slowly pilfered by kids after soccer practice, kids who forgot lunches or needed snacks on the way to school, etc.
I had given away all of the lunches I had put in my car, and had neglected to restock with the other 6 we made at the outset. Last Tuesday I picked up a sub for lunch and ate half, saving the other half for my daughter who was home sick from school. On the way home from work I encountered the same man at Boulevard and Freedom that I’d given lunch #4 to last week. I felt badly that I’d forgotten to restock and fell into my old pattern of not acknowledging him as he walked by with his sign. I was feeling really crummy as I pulled away from the intersection.
At the next light there was a young hispanic guy with a sign and I was starting to feel doubly-crummy when when I remembered the sub on the seat next to me. I hesitated for a second thinking, I told Maren I was bringing her a sub! Our full pantry flashed before my eyes, so I rolled down the window and said, “I have a turkey sub if you are hungry.” The young man’s face lit up and he trotted right up and accepted it and off I drove.
I love your way of meeting the needs of the hungry!
Claire, I don’t know if you’re familiar with the Xbox game, Halo. One of the key game strategies is to find weapons among whatever is lying around. Failure to do so means utter failure. I just thought of this while reading your post here and the image of you as the game’s hero popped into my mind: Master Chief Claire. How’s that for off the wall?
Matt, you pay me a high compliment :-) I am resourceful, if nothing else :-)
I thought of this today Claire, as I drove past a man in the cold with a sign. I had nothing to give, and I felt terrible. I need to do better and get some supplies.