Old Man Winter did a number on most of us, starting in the fall of 2016 and working his way forward. Miss Carolyn's Quilt Shop in Idaho City (about 50 minutes from Boise in good traffic and anybody's guess through the snowstorms and terrible road conditions over the last few months) hasn't been open much lately because it's not always possible to drive the few miles from her home to the main area.
Things have been rough lately because it's been a challenge to access the shop. It's like someone turned on the snow machine and forgot to shut it off. Add everyday situations and it becomes overwhelming. Here's a picture of how it looked early February 8, 2017 and an unexpected change later that day thanks to unknown individual(s).
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Miss Carolyn wants the Guardian Angel (s) in Idaho City and
people throughout the land to know how thankful she is for the miraculous
change to her little red brick store on Main Street. Road closures due to the
piles of snow limited what she could do to clear the ice and packed snow.
She got a phone call from Ruth, who told her someone plowed
a path from Main Street to the front door, from the alley side to the porch,
and the shoveled the snow off the porch. The large branch that trailed across the front
of the yard was gone. In Carolyn’s words, “It was like it vanished!” She says when she got down to the store, she
was speechless and cried with joy.
Carolyn also said “There are no words in any language that can
express the gratitude I feel. I am stunned and that is probably not the right
word. All I can do is say a heartfelt thank you. Know that you will be rewarded
many times over and carry this blessing in my heart forever.”
This unannounced random act of kindness in Idaho City
required a lot of physical labor and demonstrates the care that people display
when they quietly help another person.
Even during the darkest hours, miracles happen and chase
away the darkness. Has something happened to add sunshine in your circle of friends lately?
