I have been at the corner of 9th and Greenwood at 7:30 am every morning since August 15 to be a crossing guard for the nearby Westwood Elementary School. I have come to know many of the regular children and a few parents. Some are shy or bashful and some are in a hurry to get to school. But there are two that just make my day. One is a girl in fourth grade who mostly rides her bike to school in her flip flops. She has been ready for Halloween since the beginning of September. She reminded me again of her excitement today. She is very bubbly in personality and very friendly.
The other is a mom and her middle school son, who have the boys bike hanging out of the trunk of their black sports car. I haven’t a clue her name, but she stops every morning and grins and waves. I get some people to give a little wave or nod of my existence on the corner, but this woman is boldly waving and smiling as if we have been friends forever.
The sun is rising later in the morning and with the cooler temps we have had some foggy mornings and a few scattered sprinkles in the morning. No matter the forecast at my crossing guard corner, I know that I always have some early morning sunshine.
Isn’t it nice to have some bright shining people in our lives. It makes me want to smile a little more and say hi to strangers a little more often. I hope and pray that you are an encourager every morning and throughout the day. We all need a little sunshine, even on a cloudy day.
