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only hope that someday I can be as helpful to someone else. I think we can pray for

God to bring people into our lives for us to help. Yes, she blessed me that week—but

her love has inspired and challenged me to copy her example for a lifetime (I’ve also

shared her lasagna recipe, too).

Sometimes chances to be hospitable may be completely random, totally

spontaneous surprises, and maybe you will only have one chance to talk to that

person. I was driving down the freeway one day and saw a young woman running

across five lanes to the side of the road. I saw a car on the other side, across the

median. She was carrying a small gas can. I decided it was a fairly safe scenario, so I

pulled over, rolled down my window, and asked her if she needed a ride. She got in,

looked at me, and said, “Worst … day … ever.” Tears then came. She said her wallet

had gotten stolen and she was trying to get to someone’s house to get money to buy

gas to get to work. I then asked how she would buy the gas. She opened her fist, and

in it was about fifty pennies from her car. Her fist was red from being clenched tightly

while she ran across the freeway. I took her to the gas station, bought her gas, and

drove her back to her car. She asked where I was headed and if I’d be late. I told her

about my first book,

Not Really a Princess

, and what it was about. She wrote down the

title and my name. I have prayed for her over the past couple years. We don’t always

know why people come into our lives. We need to be kind to everyone we meet. We

don’t know their story, and we don’t need to. We need to be available to help and

willing to listen.

It doesn’t matter how big or how small of a thing you do, just do it. Be an Aunt Betty.