The Kindness of the Dentist Godmother

"Goodness is about character -- integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like.  More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people."
― Dennis Prager

I live in a constant state of appreciation for my friends and my children's godparents are a very special group among them.  Their constant generosity and kindness is a great blessing.

We recently called on the kindness of the Dentist Godmother.  It was a Friday night and my children were roughhousing -- oops, I meant playing.  The next thing I knew a tooth (thankfully, a baby tooth) had come out.  As I looked at the bleeding gum, I worried that a permanent tooth might have been affected, too.  I immediately called the Dentist Godmother.  She is frequently away on weekends, but luckily for us, she was still in town.  Although she was at her parents' home, she told us to go over and she would take a look.  With four children in tow, I arrived to what must have been an otherwise peaceful evening.  She took an expert look at the teeth and gum in question, and said all was fine.  The children took over the house -- gone was the quiet.  And we ended up having a lovely visit that would not have happened otherwise.  I was fortunate to spend time talking to her father, who unbeknownst to me knew much about my late father's life -- a completely unexpected bonus.