By: Brenda Wilkerson
This simple pack of scratch paper worked miracles!
The first day you separate the pre-K babies from their older siblings, there will be tears (The first 6 seats are for the littles carefully watched by an older student who shows empathy, patience, and a fun spirit). Give them one of these magical papers and a pencil and voilà, no more tears!
When my hand accidentally hit the lever that closed the double doors with soft rubber edges and accidentally ‘gobbled up’ one of my unexpecting babies, these papers offered sincere apologies and made her eyes light up and caused her twin brother to wish he had been gobbled up too!
I was running a double route (a middle school run) in my same area when I saw two of my babies who lived in a small apartment complex jumping and dancing as they knew I would be looping back around. As the bus approached the excited girls, they were wide-eyed when I hit the reds and pulled the brake. I grabbed two of these magic papers and handed them out my window. You would have thought I was Santa himself in a big yellow sleigh! These two squealed, laughed, and jumped back to their homes yelling, “Thank you! Thank you!” I hollered back, “You’re welcome! Love you!” As I pulled the brake and hit the gas, I glanced in that huge review mirror hanging up over my head. Like a big screen TV, the reflection showed that the remainder of my middle school students aboard were silent and perplexed at the warm fuzzies my little girls and I were exchanging!
What a beautiful day of simple gestures that put a spark in someone’s day! Lord, thank you for your example of unconditional love with no expectation for a return of your grace and kindness to us every single day.
So what simple token can you change somebody’s world with today?
By: Brenda Wilkerson
June 20, 2025
