He sat by the door in the waiting room of my chiropractor's office. Baseball cap low over his eyes. Like most teenage boys his clothes were three times his size, baggy bottoms and all. He was everything typical of a teenager trying to fit into his surroundings. He was everything I dreaded being around. One to many times I have come into contact with a boy who looked liked him. Who often was to busy texting on his phone or talking with his friends to pay attention to the lady in front of him with five kids walking his way. Often using four letter words as adjectives and nouns and walking through stores like the world owed him something.
I picked Titus up in his carseat and started on my way out. We made eye contact, he stood up, he smiled and asked Can I get the door for you ma'am? Not use to this type of treatment I was beyond shocked. I returned his smile and thanked him. He didn't know but he was a splash of sunshine in my day. A splash that has had a lasting effect. A little act of kindness that I have remembered often in my day to remind me how I would like my children to act in the future. A reminder to pray my Children show Christlike attitudes to those around them and a reminder to myself that when I hold the door for others it may just be the ray of sunshine needed in their life. It may be only a simple act but it may have a lasting effect. Splashing a little of God's grace into their life. I pray it does.
