One of the lovely things about closing a barn - getting to see lovely moons. :)
My sweet Samantha had worked so hard all week on good behavior at school and was eagerly anticipating a Thursday afternoon treat with mom. But it was not to be. Apparently it was a hard day on all fronts.
I had one last errand to run after picking her up, so we went on to the post office while having a chat about consequences of behavior etc.
As we're walking in, a gentleman is following up behind us. I turned to ask Sam to hold the door, but she was already on her way to do it. She stopped and held the one door for him and then the second door. He was gracious, and we all went on about our stamp-purchasing and mailing business.
As we were getting ready to post our letters, the man stopped by, and we told him to have a good day. He looked at Samantha and said, "It was very nice of you to hold the door for me. Thank you." And handed her a $5 bill.
She thanked him with her shy smile - which is of course the most genuine smile she has - I think grateful for some redemption in what had been an otherwise stinky day.
While I certainly don't want her to feel that good manners and kind behavior always come with a monetary reward (as they almost never do) I was SO grateful for this lovely gentleman and his reinforcement of the type of manners and treatment of our fellow human beings we are trying to teach our children.
Thank you lovely man - wherever you are. :)
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