Divine intervention leads grandma to create family memory
In a world that seems to be getting darker and more depressing all the time, it can be hard to stay motivated. I mean, what can we really do to help when the planet’s problems are so massive?
Well, personally, I think there’s only one way to go: treat others the way you’d like to be treated yourself.
Small acts of kindness can do more good than than we may ever know. Take this story about a woman who saw a lovely family and decided to do something nice for them. She had no idea how much her little gesture would come to mean to them.
Hopefully, it will inspire others to lend a hand family, friends, and even strangers. Every little little thing helps.
On June 8, Joyce Rhinehart went to Rita’s Italian Ice to treat her grandson Blake to some ice cream. When she and Blake were about to leave, Joyce noticed a family enjoying ice cream together on a bench outside.
“Something urged me to ask them if I could take their picture,” Joyce writes on Facebook.
She snapped a photo with her phone and then handed it to the daughter of the family so she could send herself the photo. The family thanked Joyce and she dropped off Blake at his home and forgot about the sweet moment.
But the story doesn’t end there. A few days later, Joyce received a text from an unknown number. When she opened it and read it, Joyce got chills – and then began to cry.
“Dear madam, you took our picture in front of Rita’s on June 8th. My wife has passed away yesterday and this is the last picture we have together as a family. Please accept my deepest gratitude for your kindness, it means the world to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
“”I have an incredible story to share. One that still sends chills through me and brought me to tears.
On June 8th I was at Rita’s Italian Ice with my grandson Blake treating him after his tennis lesson. As we were about to leave, there was this sweet family all sitting together on one of the benches enjoying a custard cone. Something urged me to ask them if I could take their picture which they did not hesitate to agree. I took this picture below and then handed my phone to the young daughter and told her to go ahead and text the picture to their cell phone. Left to take Blake home and explained to him how I have done this before when I see cute family moments of total strangers so they can have the memory. Usually, I do this on vacation.
I know… I’m weird! But, wait till you hear the rest of the story. Today (Father’s day). I’m sitting out on the patio with my phone when suddenly my text message alert goes off and it’s just a number (no name attached). This was the message::::::
“Dear madam, you took our picture in front of Rita’s on June 8th. My wife has passed away yesterday and this is the last picture we have together as a family. Please accept my deepest gratitude for your kindness, it means the world to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
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Never under estimate a simple act of random kindness. I corresponded back with him a few more times and found out his wife had been ill for the past year. My ❤️ is heavy for this sweet family I don’t even know and the tremendous gift that was left to them cause I listened to my gut that day. I’m in awe!! This has the hand of God al”
Never underestimate the power of a simple act of kindness. You never know, it could mean the world to the person on the other side.