Just A Little Note About My Life
Today I was very forgetful and I felt terrible. I went to a garage sale and after I had
picked my few items from a garage sale box of crafts. I bought some acrylic paints, glue sticks
and then I went to buy some lemonade the children
were selling. While I was buying the
lemonade the lady asked if I paid for the bagged items I was holding in my hand. I said, "yes", Then I bought some lemonade from the little
boy for 25 cents and gave an extra
quarter to be generous, because his
little bucket was empty. I told them
thank-you and drove away to go to
another garage sale. I then realized I didn't
pay for the crafts at all. I was very upset with myself. I purposed in my heart to go back and make it
right. I stopped at another garage sale, since I was
already there. Then I went to looking
for the garage sale that I didn't pay for the crafts, to apologize for being so absent minded. The
thing is I couldn't even remember which road I was on because I was flustered
and upset with myself. I actually cried
because I knew it looked like I lied and stole something while being generous
with an extra quarter for the little boy at the lemonade stand. I
decided to go home to pray and eat because I felt hungry. Then I went on my way again to pay for the
crafts.
The funny thing is, the lady I talked to the first time,
never even questioned me or even reminded me that I didn't pay. When I went back to the garage sale the lady
wasn't there. So I gave the money to
another lady who seemed not to have known anything about the crafts not being
paid for. I paid for the items, apologized,
to her surprise and I asked her to please let the other lady know
I was very sorry.
This reminded me of another interesting story that happened on a garage sale trip years ago.
Once when my children were little I found an old butter dish I wanted to buy for my mother. I made a lower offer for the dish and they refused the offer so I didn't buy it. I bought some things, but I can't even remember now what they were. Then I went to my car and while I was putting my change away, I noticed they had given me twelve dollars extra in change. I told my children that the lady gave me twelve dollars extra. My children and I went back to the lady and I told her she had given me twelve dollars extra in cash. She was shocked and very grateful. Then I politely asked if I could have the dish at a bargain price. She was more than happy to, after all I saved them twelve dollars.
2 Corinthians 8:21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
Susan Y Nikitenko
July 11th 2013
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