It was about 38 degrees and I was busy working in my car when I looked up to find a thin teen-aged girl with a sweatshirt on.
She asked me if I had a dollar. She spoke in such a soft voice I had to ask her to repeat what she just said. Then she told me she really just wanted to get a hotel room and take a shower. She was homeless and she just needed a dollar more to be able to get a hotel room for $58.00.
Her eyes had circles under them and I was sure she had not had a good night’s sleep in quite awhile.
She reached into her pocket to show me the fact that she had $57.00. I didn’t bother to count the money. I gave her a dollar and her face lit up.
I offered to give her a ride to the hotel but she let me know that all she needed was the dollar so that she could take a shower. She screamed, “Thank you Ma’am,” a couple of times as she ran away with a big smile on her face.
Somehow 38 degrees seemed a lot warmer. I find myself thinking of this girl and wondering how she is doing. I was touched by the fact that she was so happy to have my small gift and she wouldn’t even accept a ride to the hotel. She knew exactly what she wanted and was very appreciative to receive it.
Every night there are several homeless minors in our area. It is so hard to know what to do about this problem. But if we combine our efforts, we can treat the disease of homelessness and warm our area with kindness and a path to success.
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