Kindness

I was the receiver of a random act of kindness today.

My sister gave me a coupon for a free scone at Cob's Bread. Yes, very kind of her but not deserving of a blog post. ;)
Being awesome poor college students Lauren and I decided to redeem the scone and share it, no money spent. How mennonite of us!

We walked into Cob's and were instantly enveloped by the amaaaazing aroma of fresh baked bread. To die for.
Better yet the woman at the counter greeted us and informed us that she would be with us in just one moment. She finished helping the costumer in front of us and then asked how she could help us. I noticed right away that there was this smile on her face that just didn't go away, she didn't look the way I'm sure I look while working retail, she didn't have "the customer smile" where it slides off your face the second they're not looking.
I handed her the coupon and she got my scone while making small talk about how amazing these pumpkin scones were (btw she was NOT lying, it was delish!) And then without a moments hesitation she took another scone and wrapped it up saying "It just wouldn't be fair to only give you one!"
Lauren and I expressed our surprise and then thanked her abundantly.

Made. My. Day.

After a stressful weekend where I'm sure I wasn't as nice as I could have been, it was a reminder of just what a small act of kindness to a stranger can do.
You might argue that she was just trying to advance her business (she did, I want to only buy bread at Cob's now) but with that smile on her face you know that she isn't thinking dollars and cents all day long.

Thank you Cob's Bread Lady for showing me kindness and teaching me a valuable lesson that is so easy to live out!
The Bible has lots to say on the topic of showing acts of kindness to others, I really like this verse: "Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you." Luke 6:38



What have you done this week that made someone smile?

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