I was reading Michelle DeRusha’s post this morning and it brought back memories of last year. I decided to share this post again….
Did you read this post by Michelle where she talked about doing small things with great love during Advent? I loved the post and decided to give it a whirl.
Monday morning dawned and I already wrote about God using my coffee pot to teach me a lesson. In lieu of that fact, I decided I would drive through Dunkin’ Donuts on my way to work (actually it is not exactly on the way) and get a coffee and pay for the person behind me. Maybe not exactly what Michelle was talking about, but it was working for me.
I ordered my coffee, drove to the window and told the girl I wanted to pay for the order behind me.
“Who is it?” she asked.
“I have no idea. I just want to pay for the order.” I said.
“Oh. A random act. Ok. He isn’t finished ordering.” she said.
I waited.
“Is he finished yet?” I said.
“No.” she replied.
“How much is it?” I asked.
“$13.00. Wait. He isn’t finished.”
This conversation went on like this for almost 2 minutes! The girl at the window told me twice, you don’t have to do this, to which I replied, “no, it’s fine.”
However, when the order was over $20.00 and the person STILL. WAS. NOT. FINISHED. I gave the girl $5.00 and told her to put it towards the order and tell the person to have a nice day.
I needed to get to work!
As I drove away, I see the person finally pulling away from where he was placing his order. In a HUMMER!
Seriously! I thought that was so funny.
On Sunday, my #SmallThingsGreatLove act was holding my tongue during a conversation. It took some serious prayer beforehand, but it worked out beautifully.
On a different note, I got the nicest e-mail from Barbie recently. She asked if I was willing to be her Inspired Blogger for December. I was truly honored. If you click on the that link, you might learn a thing or two about me that you didn’t know.
That being said, I totally understand if you don’t care. But, I do encourage you to check out Barbie’s blog, My Freshly Brewed Life. She shares some about her family Christmas traditions here and has some good cookie recipes too.
That is funny about such an expensive order at DD. That's the kind of thing that would happen to me too. ha. But you did good!
Excited to head over to Barbie's now to learn more about you. …
I'm still can't believe he ordered over $20 worth of stuff!!
That is too funny! First time visitor and you gave me a chuckle. That would be my luck! Finally decide to do something nice and you get stuck with the guy in the hummer who orders half the store! Adorable. Blessings!
Thank you so much for stopping by. I could not believe this was happening!!
Hi Mary! The Dunkin Donuts story is hilarious. Keep doing and writing about the small things you do in great love. I'll keep reading. Bless you!
Thank you! Meeting you at Allume was one of the highlights of the conference for me!
Thank you for sharing about the small things. I truly believe those make a world of difference. And yes, that has happened to me at a coffee place before. Big order! And right now, I'm craving a donut.
I like to believe the small things matter too! What is your story Barbie?
Dave and I got the #1 rated glazed doughnut today (in Chicago). They were $3 a piece. Good thing you weren't in front of us.
I love random acts of kindness.
fondly,
Glenda
So where do you get the #1 rated glazed donut in Chicago? It must be good for $3.00!!
Oh my gosh, I'm laughing out loud in my living room. So funny.
I told this story to several people at work and they all laughed out loud. Incredible isn't it!?!
That is so funny. You just never know. Maybe your gift to them inspired them to do the same!
love you sweet Mary!
Awww ~ that's too funny about the DD thing. (NOT the coffee pot thing ~ so sorry!).
You know, I always wondered how you knew *how much* to pay for the person behind you. (do you just hand them a $5 and hope it covers it??) It honestly did not occur to me that you wait until they finish ordering. (and wait…..and wait….and wait, in your case!). Bahahahaha!
God definitely has a sense of humor ~ it's so fun when we recognize it and he lets us in on the joke. 🙂
Cracking up at your story, Mary! I still say the person was blessed. Even people who drive Hummers need a little random act of kindness now and then! 🙂
Love your heart.
Mary,
Thanks for making me smile…Hope it made the driver stop and think…blessings on you 🙂
Mary, I clicked over from Michelle's post. So glad I did. I decided to 'pay it forward' the other day in the Starbuck's line just to bless the driver behind me. I didn't look at what she ordered until sometime later when I was cleaning out my wallet–a triple pump peppermint mocha with extra peppermint. I was thankful all I paid was her coffee bill, not her dental bill! Smile.