You didnt have to do that.

I have a few "you didnt have to do that's". On Thursday morning, I was bussing to school. It was dreary out, and I had gotten off one bus, to get on another bus. As I was running to the bus stop I saw it pull up. I ran faster, but my short stature impairs my running abilities. I heard a shout say "Hold that bus!" I looked around not seeing anyone. I was confused thinking I had imagined it, I kept running. Another shout "Hold that bus!" And then I saw him, an older homeless man. sitting at the base of a tree, watching me run, knowing I was catching that bus. I ended up not catching the bus, some bus drivers can actually be quite cruel. As I waited for the next bus, I thought about this man. I prayed to God, and thanked him for this man. Although I didnt catch the bus, it was what I needed to make my day. It wasnt much, but it meant alot. The generousity I felt was exponential, and I felt very grateful for his concern. He didnt have to do that!

Yesterday, my brother and sister, Emily and Lance had their 6th birthday party. I woke up early, and went to their swimming lessons with my parents. I got ready afterwords, and was ready to head to the hall they were having the party at. Donavin had been running late, his mom had left her keys in a store they had been at. It delayed him, and he ended up coming later than he was supossed to. Turns out that he had been at the store with his mom to pick out presents out for Emily and Lance. And when I say presents, hmm.. wow.. well I dont mean just one. He ended up missing buses, waiting for a bus that didnt show, and ending up catching one, an hour later from arrving in coquitlam. I opened the door to greet him, and I could tell he was pissed off. He came into my house cussing, and freaking out. He had had a bad morning, and was showing it. I kissed him and hugged him and tried to calm him down, but I knew he just needed to vent. So as we walked to the hall, I let him tell me every detail about his morning. We talked about his mom helping him find presents for the twins, and how she had left her keys in the store, and how he had missed buses. At the end he seemed cooled off. phew. We ended up playing with the kids at the birthday party, entertaining them with games of duck duck goose, and freeze. They had cake, and bagels, and cupcakes, and chips. Cinema Zoo arrived and put on a fabulous show with tarantulas, rats, mice, chinchillas, snakes, stick bugs and more. Once home, Donavin watched as the twins opened his presents. He got them, numerous coloring books, clips for Emily's hair, hulk books for Lance, adding and subtracting boards with erasable pens, shirts for Emily, pads of paper for Lance, and more.. and when I say more.. I mean SO much more. I on the other hand have not and will not be getting them anything because they have already gotten so much at their birthday party, and money is tight right now. I just stood there as tears came to my eyes, thinking wow.. he didnt have to do that. It means alot to me, because in a weird way this is how much he loves me. He loves me enough to not only get just one present for the twins, but to get them a gigantic bag full of goodies. He didnt have to do that. He really didnt. But the truth of the matter is he did. And I love him for that.