As Amy and I drove to Chicago for Hilliard Lyons meetings, we encountered Ms. Alice in Mattoon, IL. As I watched her serve others, I was intrigued by her commitment to detail and how she interacted with everyone as they ate. I introduced myself to her and she told me briefly about her background and that she was a widow. She chooses to work to “give her something to do”, but I saw something different from this 87 year old that lives as if she is 67. She talked about texting and emailing her children, her grandfather having been a pastor, her father having been a committed Sunday School teacher, her Methodist church, and even the fact she mows her yard.
So thanks Ms. Alice for sharing a little bit of time with us, but more importantly showing your servant’s heart to people daily. Keep doing what you do to brighten breakfast every morning, never retire from serving, and do not start acting your age…