Wrong Number Miracle

[Robb]

Wrong Number Miracle (NBC San Diego)

Excerpt:

"I asked her what she would like, what her kids like, and then I felt really bad because she said she only wanted eggs and milk," Saenz said. "I felt really bad because I know when somebody only asks you for eggs and milk, they are in a really bad situation."

Trust me, just read it. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Thank you, my dear Robb...

I read it, and now I'm all misty-eyed...

It is truly a wrong-number miracle. How many people would have responded the way that lady did? Most folks would have said go away, wrong number...don't bother me, or some such.

Thank you for posting this today.

K&R

:hug:

[AsahinaKimi]

2. That is pretty awesome ..

Its amazing how this turned out. People aren't often that sympathetic under these grueling times but some how during this time of the year, people start thinking about the holidays and what they mean to them. Glad she got more then milk and eggs.. and that one person took the step forward to help.

[NanceGreggs]

3. Thanks so much for sharing this ...

... it's a wonderful story!

[enigmatic]

4. Fantastic story

Thanks for this :thumbsup:

[G_j]

5. nice story

thanks

[druidity33]

6. thank god for WIC

getting vouchers for milk, eggs, PB, cheese and juice was a godsend when the kid was little.

thanks for posting a positive story,

K&R.

[intheflow]

7. Oh my.

That actually brought a tear to my eye. Thanks, Robb. :hi:

[Irishonly]

8. There is good left in the world

It makes your heart smile to read about people willing to help.

[MadMaddie]

9. There are indeed selfless folks out there we just don't hear

enough about them.

The military pay for enlisted folks is still low for a family to survive. We shouldn't have any American in this situation and we sure as heck shouldn't have soldiers and their families in this situation.

K & R

[peacetalksforall]

10. For way too many people, this period seems to be as bad as the period going into and coming out of

the Great Depression.

[donheld]

11. Blessed are they who

can give without remembering and take without forgetting - -- Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco

[snagglepuss]

12. Very good to read. She is a wonderful person. Thanks for posting. nt

[Nothing Without Hope]

13. So sad, the struggling young mother is the wife of a sailor. n/t

[lillypaddle]

14. K&R

[Liberal_in_LA]

15. great story.

[Sienna86]

17. Inspirational

Thanks for sharing. What a fabulous role model for her 14 year old son.

[glowing]

16. Like a poster said at the sight.. the husband is a sailor.. what is wrong with our military

that its members cannot afford to even put food on the table while they go off to fight these trillion dollar wars?

[MyOwnPeace]

19. No way to treat our own troops..........

AMEN to that!

[NikolaC]

18. K&R

Thanks for sharing this wonderful story. It is always good to be reminded that there are still kind, giving and caring people in this world.

[gorfle]

20. Now how much you want to bet...

How much you want to bet this person votes Democrat or Republican?

[Hekate]

29. Not relevant in the slightest

[gorfle]

38. It's just an interesting aside.

Compassion is not a suite the Republicans are noted for.

[Heidi]

21. Recommended.

:kick:

[nevergiveup]

22. Saenz's 14 yr old son will not forget this.

It will impact the values he carries into his adult life. I know because I have been there....it was Christmas in the late 1950's.....my father did something similar.....it is why I am and always have been tolerant/empathic and socially liberal.

[grantcart]

25. Excellent point

I remember riding with my father downtown when we passed a homeless person passed out on the sidewalk.

We stopped and and Dad stopped the bleeding from his head and waited for the ambulance to come, and sowing the seeds that would lead to my rebellion against his deeply conservative political views.

[Mira]

23. I'm glad you posted this - with just a little we can often do so much. K&R

[Jackpine Radical]

24. Three thoughts…

1) What a great person
2) What about next month and the month after…and all the other desperate people in this country?
3) You're still a dingbat.

[Maraya1969]

26. Don't want to be a downer after that great story but on another page of the site

it has a non-scientific survey of people's moods.


San Diego locals are:

68% SAD

14% FURIOUS

8% LAUGHING

5% BORED

5% THRILLED

0% INTRIGUED


I was really surprised to read 68% sad! This is why I do not like the holidays. You are told when you are supposed to have a good day. In my life good days happen out of the blue, not on some calender schedule.

[Stargazer09]

27. Thanks for posting this

It made my day.

[JFN1]

28. Makes me very sad for our lost potential as a nation

when giving to another because it is the right thing to do is regarded as a "miracle," it makes me sad to think we've gone this low...and she is a military wife, too...

[tblue]

30. Beautiful!!! So inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

It really renews my faith when I hear something like this.

[winyanstaz]

31. Proof that miracles/magic still happens...but happens logically...

And that there are good people in the world.
And just why do military families have to go without food and go on food stamps etc? All while their parental unit/partner is fighting for America and maybe even dying for wars based on lies? This really sucks.

[onestepforward]

32. Acts of kindness can truly touch the heart in such a meaningful way.

Wonderful story!

[BrklynLiberal]

33. wow....... Thanks for posting this.

[Omaha Steve]

34. K&R!

I shared this story with most of my friends. Great post.

[colsohlibgal]

35. Nice Story

If you've ever done anything even remotely like this, you'll realize the wonderful woman who helped these people got back more than she gave, just not in cash.

[Uncle Joe]

36. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Robb.:thumbsup:

[rasputin1952]

37. What a great story...This says it all:

"I helped somebody," Saenz said Friday. "I think it's what anybody would have done."

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