Unexpected Kindness During the Witching Hours

"Kind words are a creative force, a power that concurs in the building up of all that is good, and energy that showers blessings upon the world."
― Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik

One of the great things about extending kindness to someone is that you have no idea how badly that person may need your kindness.  And, as life would have it, it seems that kindness touches people precisely when they most need it.

A woman I know usually has perfectly darling children (maybe not perfectly darling, but darling enough).  However, they are at those pre-teen and teenage ages when sometimes things get said that are a bit more than moms want to handle.  And then there is the proverbial witching hour -- the time just after school when so much to be done intersects with tired children and cranky mommies.  As this woman was dealing with that, she received an unexpected text from a college roommate telling her that she would pick her up from the airport when she arrived in the city where the roommate lives.  And, of course, the roommate -- in her characteristic way -- made it sound as though it was no big deal.

The offered airport pick-up was truly gracious and kind, but the biggest kindness was a little love sent via text in the midst of the witching hour.