God Bless You! Smile!

It was just an ordinary Tuesday night. I had just clocked in for my shift at the Dollar Tree with my same old numbers typed into the same old time clock. Ahead of me was a typical night of cashiering, stocking and clean-up. Everything routine and nothing new and exciting. 

The first customer that came up to the register was a middle aged man, possibly hispanic, with a wonderful smile dressed in a simple t-shirt and jeans. I returned a smile and said "Hello! How are you?" 

He tried to speak but no words escaped him. He just gave me a wave of his hand and continued to smile. I returned with a thumbs up, realizing he could not talk and started to ring him out.

He payed, I handed him his bags and told him to have the most wonderful of nights! He nodded and pointed to the receipt paper and pen beside me. I tore him off a piece and handed him over the writing utensil just as another customer started to put their items on the register.

He put up his index finger to indicate he needed a minute and moved over to the register behind me. As he wrote, I took care of the other customer. He waited till I was finished and handed me over the receipt paper.

As I looked down at the paper, my heart lit up. It stated "God Bless You! Smile!" with a cute little picture drawn beside it. He smiled as I told him how much I loved it and how it had made my day! I told him to have a blessed day and waved with giddy. He nodded, waved and went on his way.

Though he couldn't speak, his message was great. God Bless You. Smile.. the physical evidence of seeing it on paper had more volume and impact than just simply hearing the words. It truly did make my night better having someone write down something so meaningful and true and handing it over to me.

So now I share it with you. GOD BLESS YOU! SMILE!

I hope this brings something bright into your day. Share it with others and spread the joy that is God's love and the little miracles that happen that can make all the difference.