It was much like every other time I go grocery shopping. I brought my list, my wallet, I grabbed a basket and I started to browse. The only thing that was different really were the people I brought with me. My dad had come to town so that he could drop my younger sister off for a few days, so both my dad and my sister were with me.
Really not much out of the ordinary happened, I browsed the aisles loading my basket with all the goodies on my list, argued a bit with my sister and continued on with my business. My dad, being my dad loves to crack jokes and as per usual made jokes that rather embarrassed me for bringing him into public with me.
Finally we reached the last aisle I only had two more items left on my list, I could see the end of this shopping experience was drawing near and I was attempting to speed up the process by quickly finding my last two items. But there right in the middle of the aisle was a woman, and not just any woman, an tiny, little, short, older woman with her cart, slowly (if at all) moving down the aisle looking high onto the shelf. It really didn't phase me, I had gotten stuck behind many people in a shopping store before and I am now an expert at dodging around them so I can continue on my journey.
So I scoot around her, my little sister at my side and continue down the aisle when I hear my dad's voice. "Do you need help getting something off one of the high shelves?" I almost stopped in my tracks.
Here my dad had seen something I had not. I saw a woman who really was being an inconvenience to my day, slowing me down and causing delay. My dad saw someone who might need help and he took the time to ask if he could do something. The woman replied that she indeed did not need anything from one of the shelves and we continued on shopping.
My dad never made a big deal out of it, I never said anything, life just continued. But inside me I realized how incredible my dad is. All my life I have seen my dad set aside his hopes and his dreams to support others. I have seem him sacrifice his finances for his family and for others and never complaining. My dad has worked long, hard days and weeks only to come home and have to work more at the house. When everything in life was telling him to quit or to give up and live life the way he wanted he stuck it out. My dad has taught me the true meaning of commitment.
My dad is the greatest man I know.
To my future husband:
I know that I will love you with all my heart, and I know that if my parents approve of me marrying you then you must be really great and I'm excited to spend the rest of my life with you. But I thought you should know you have incredibly large shoes to fill.
They say that a husband is supposed to take the place of a girls father in her life. Well knowing how incredible my dad is, its going to be tough to live up to him. But I have faith you're pretty great!
Infinite x's and o's
-A
By the way mom, I think you picked a winner!
P.s. who is your role model? You should let them know!
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