I have had the thought of being grateful on my mind all weekend. Let's start from the beginning. On Friday, I went to visit Ry at work at L.W.'s and he started telling me about some people that had just come in. He showed me two men that were in L.W.'s. One was sitting in a booth and the other was borrowing the phone to call someone. Ry proceeded to tell me that they had just spent the last three days walking to Logan from Provo. Yes, I said walking! The guy on the phone was so sunburned! The gentlemen in the booth definitely had a disability. Ryan said they walked into the store and said, "Can we please have some water?" Of course Ry gave them some drinks. Then Ry began talking to them trying to find out their story. They were walking home to, I think it was South Dakota. The one gentleman was a painter by trade and was working in Provo but when his boss refused to pay him, him and this other gentleman left and started walking home. I think they are brothers. Ry said they had a dollar in their pocket and that was all. I told Ryan to use our money and buy them food and to make sure and take care of them while they were at L.W.'s. So Ry got them tons of food and took it to them. He said it was heartbraking to watch them devour that food. They probably had not eaten in forever! Ryan said they were so thankful to him for giving them the food. At this point, I left the store. When Ry came home I asked him how things went and he said that they tried calling everywhere to find a place to stay and could not find anything. They even talked to the Sheriff who said he could not help them. Ry said a lady came in and started talking to them and called her Bishop to see if he could help. They were waiting for her bishop to call back when Ry left work. Ry said the guy who was sunburned looked like a cherry when he left. He said he kept getting more red every minute that passed. This situation just made me think all weekend. How lucky I am for what I have. I have two eyes that can see, I have two legs that can walk, I have two ears that can hear. I have a roof over my head that keeps me dry and safe. I have food in my fridge that keeps me full. I have a car that gets me where I need to go. I have a job that supports my needs. I have a husband that puts up with all my faults. I have a supportive family that is always there for me. Seriously, what more could I ask for? From now on, whenever I complain that I don't have something or that I need something worldy, I will think of these two gentlemen that walked into L.W.'s one day just trying to get home.
This is the upstairs hallway leading to the bedroom and the bathroom.
This is the awesome, HUGE jetted tub.
And of course, the famous balcony!
Another view of the upstairs hallway.
This is the bedroom. This bed was so freaking comfortable. You just laid in it and your body formed to the mattress and let's just say, I was in mattress/bed heaven! I didn't want to get out of bed in the morning. And it was a California King! It was HUGE!
