09/09/2025
Louisa McKinney had just stopped by a Dollar Tree to pick up some wrapping paper when she witnessed a touching moment. An elderly gentleman approached a young woman in the store, asking for her help in choosing a birthday card.
The woman gladly walked with him to the card aisle and began bending and reaching for different options. Curious, she asked, “Who is the card for?”
The man replied softly, “It’s for me. If I wake up tomorrow, I’ll be 85. My wife wanted to get me something, but she’s very sick and can’t leave the house. I want her to feel like she gave me a card.”
As Louisa listened in, she heard the man share pieces of his love story. He and his wife had met as children, married as teenagers, and endured the hardships of war together. Through raising children and all of life’s ups and downs, their love had only deepened.
The young woman helping him didn’t just hand him a card — she listened, cared, and gave him her time. Before they parted, she told him she owned a restaurant and promised that when his wife felt well enough to go out, dinner for the two of them would be on her.
It was a simple exchange in a store, but Louisa walked away reminded that kindness — whether giving or receiving — can be the most precious gift of all.