Well… once I got out of the car, I quickly realized how sore my hands were from all that crutching earlier. So I humbly decided to embrace the Walmart scooters. Let’s just say… going backwards is so incredibly slow, but I still had fun!
While zooming (or creeping) through the aisles, I ended up talking to three other people using scooters, too. One couple, probably in their 80s, completely made my night. The gentleman looked right at me and said,
“Darling, never stop smiling!”
His kind words and twinkling blue eyes just melted my heart. I instantly thought, Can I adopt them as my grandparents?
You see, I didn’t have any grandparents growing up — they had all passed by the time I was two years old. A piece of me always longed for that kind of relationship. But over the last few years, I’ve learned to adopt my own, and it has blessed my heart so deeply.
That’s what’s so beautiful about the family of God — we’re never truly alone. He places people in our lives to love us, encourage us, and remind us of His care in the most unexpected places… even the scooter aisle at Walmart. 💛
“God sets the lonely in families.” — Psalm 68:6
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Sometimes, the sweetest reminders of God’s love come wrapped in a smile, a kind word, or a simple connection with a stranger who feels like family.
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