SAINT: Arrived out of nowhere

Pausing for a breather at the store entrance, my sister asked, “Where did he come from?”

“Beats me,” I answered, “sort of out of the blue!”

Arriving at the Super 1 Foods market the other day, we parked and just sat … gathering courage. Surrounding the market was a virtual sheet of ice! Eventually, “Let’s do it!” said I, and with great trepidation, we exited, but stood in place beside the car … meditating a first step! I fortunately had worn snow boots, but my sister had not.

“Can I help you?” A large warm hand — seemingly out of the blue — reached out to my sister.

“Oh! Oh, thank you!” said my startled, but very grateful, sister.

The kindly gentleman of the warm hand slowly escorted her to safe ground and disappeared back into the blue.

Whoever you are, you were the SAINT of our day! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

VIRGINIA GARNER

Post Falls