感恩节上一颗被感动的心
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cool">cool</span>, <span word="gray">gray</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="falling">falling</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="wearier">wearier</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="scurried">scurried</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="child">child</span>: <span word="thermometers">thermometers</span>, <span word="juice">juice</span>, <span word="diapers">diapers</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="liquids">liquids</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> $2.50 -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="church">church</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="congregation">congregation</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="juice">juice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="often">often</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prayers">prayers</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="you">you</span>." <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="certificates">certificates</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> $20. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moved">moved</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cried">cried</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span>,"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hugged">hugged</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. "<span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span>."<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="much">much</span>-<span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="check">check</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="over">over</span> $14.00 <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cashier">cashier</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="certificates">certificates</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="certificate">certificate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="blessing">blessing</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>."</p>
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