HEART OF THE HOME

Generosity Never Forgotten

My mother, who raised eight children, knew how difficult things could be, and she also realized there were a lot of thankless tasks that had to be done.

So, one particularly hot summer day many years ago, she put a bottle of soda inside a paper bag filled with ice, and set it on a small chair in the front yard, along with cups and napkins for the garbage men. She included a note, letting them know that the cold soda was for them, and that she appreciated them and the job they did week after week.

From then on, it became routine to leave a drink for the garbage men. Even when