Day 56 -- Delivering Meals on Wheels

"It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
---J.K. Rowling

Had loads to do with Treats-4-Troops but had committed to delivering Meals on Wheels today, so I didn't want to back out. Very gratifying to deliver the meals (one hot and one cold, along with a milk, for each person) and to see how appreciative the elderly people are to receive them, even though they seem fairly basic. Many of the people don't see a lot of other adults during the day, if any, so they welcome me very kindly.

I forgot to bring the hot meals from the church into my car, so when I arrived at the first apartment, the gentleman said "where's my dinner?" to which I could only reply: "Oh no, I left it back at the church." So I had to double back and get it, requiring almost twice as much time to do the route, but really no big deal - it was just about 30 minutes extra and I know the recipients are appreciative.

Sometimes we value our time so much that we forget that it won't really matter at the end of the day if we have a half hour or hour less for what we need to do, so long as we are helping others. I kicked myself for being so forgetful, but was so glad I went back and got the hot meals. It's definitely worth it to do so!