thank you Good Samaritan Guy

memory from August 13, 2023

Know what’s worse than highway 2 on a Sunday evening? THIS on highway 2 on a Sunday evening!

On our way home from a great weekend visiting family. – that’s good
Tire on the trailer blew just south of High River. – that’s bad
Dan was able to stop fairly soon – that’s good
Couldn’t get too far off the highway. – that’s bad.
It’s summer. – that’s good
But stinkin’ hot – that’s bad.
But not as hot as it could be – that’s good.
Daylight. That’s very good.
A Good Samaritan driving behind us saw it blow. He pulled over as soon as he could. That’s VERY good.
Dan had a spare tire of course, and a jack. That’s good.
Jack broke. That’s not good.
Our good Samaritan had one too. That’s good.
He’s a good guy. And young and strong. Also good.
And kind. And cheerful. That’s helpful. Because Dan wasn’t cheerful anymore.
Traffic was heavy and steady. Not good. But to be expected.

87 year old Gramma Great, in the shade while she waited

“. . . for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail— But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.” Moroni 7:46,47

Thank you Good Samaritan Guy. Thanks for responding to your gut instinct to stop and help. You breathed life into our confidence in humanity today. You make us want to BE that person who helps.

And thank you Heavenly Father for watching out for us and protecting us. And for sending our friend who’s name we never learned. I’m sure he’s happy. Because I know that doing that sorta thing makes one happy. Please bless and protect him.

Warmly,

Cindy

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My name is Cindy. I guess you could say my homesteading journey began in our second floor walk up apartment when we were newly married. It was fun to finally be “playing-house” for real, and I suppose I never really grew out of that stage. It just got realer and realer as time went on. Now I am the mother of five grownup children who all have children of their own. One of my sons called me a “closet hutterite“. Made me laugh. But I couldn’t think of a suitable retort. Still working on that one. These five great kids have given us nineteen wonderful grandchildren who are the joy of our lives. I am married to my best friend. His name is Dan, and he is not a closet hutterite. But he’s a patient sorta guy who doesn’t mind living with one. Most of the time. Truth is, in the beginning of our life together we thought (and hoped and prayed) we’d one day live on a small farm. ….. Well, life doesn’t always work out exactly how we picture it in our younger years does it? It didn’t materialize quite the same way we dreamed it might, but that is totally okay. Sometimes Heavenly Father gently nudges us in a different direction, and so here is where we are. In a big Canadian city, surrounded by lots of good neighbours. They’re also patient sorta people. That helps.

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