I had just started a new job and it was significant pay downgrade from my previous position. I took the job because I knew this position would help me change my life for the better. My husband and I were struggling not so much financially but just in general happiness.
One night we were closing up and a woman comes in and she is a bit frazzled. She was making a payment and I helped walk her through the transaction. She apologized profusely for making a mistake on the envelope and thanked me for my patience. I thought nothing of it. She finished up and walked out thanking me again for being so sweet.
I continued my closing duties. As my trainer was locking the front I hear him say, “your customer is coming back”. He held the door open for her and she strolled right up to the counter. When she got there she said
“God told me to come back and bless you.”
Now I am not a very religious person but the company I work for is so I very politely thanked her and let her know I was just doing my job.
Then she proceeded to tell me a story of a time when she was in hardship and how someone had blessed her and it changed her life for the better. I politely listened and smiled as she talked. Then she held out her hand and said
“You need this blessing. And when you are ready and able you will know when to pass it on.” In her hand was a $100 bill.
I told her I absolutely could not accept it. It was just too much. She put it on the counter and said “God wants me to leave it with you.” And she walked out.
I saw her again months later. She addressed me as her favorite employee. And then she asked if her blessing helped me. I proudly stepped back from the counter and pointed at my belly.
“After 10 yrs of being told I could not have children, I am pregnant. The blessing I didn’t know I needed.” A huge smile shot across her face.
After the baby was born I had him at the store before my shift and she was there. I got so excited for her to meet him. She rubbed his forehead said he was beautiful. Then she smiled at me. I haven’t seen her since that last interaction, but I will never forget her. And now I am ready and able to pass it on.