Acts of Kindness

Alex and I were the recipient of an act of kindness today.

We went for a walk to one of the neighbourhood parks. It was the first time that we were at this particular park. By the time it was time for us to go home, Alex was telling me "he wasn't feeling very good", and he wanted me to carry him back home. All 35 lbs of him.

The wind was cold and I was struggling to carry him home, when an older gentleman said hi to us from his yard. Alex loves to talk to strangers and he told the man that he wasn't feeling very good. The man offered to give us a ride home. I hesitated just for a moment, but I realized it was a God-send because just a few minutes before I was hoping that someone would be able to give us a ride home. And, sure enough, the universe said "so be it".

It was a very short ride home (literally around a long block), but we were very thankful!