Today I got home from my walk on riverside and went right to my computer. My husband walked in and asked how my walk was. He noticed a huge smile on my face as I sat there typing. Today I was sitting on a bench only 10-15 feet away from a picnic table behind me. I was resting and I heard 3 boys arguing with the 4th friend. I didn't turn to look, but I listened. The 3 boys were arguing how this purse belongs to the lady and they want to give it to her before she leaves. The one kid said let's look inside first and see what was in there. The one teenager grabbed the purse from him as he tried to open it and said " no, this doesn't belong to us and if you think you have a right to open it you are wrong." The 2 boys walked towards the lady with the purse and at that point she was already walking back towards the picnic area. I noticed a huge smile when she noticed these teens walking towards her. She was so happy she gave them each some money and hugged them both while the other two friends waited at the table. She left and they walked back towards the other two friends. They explained how the lady gave them each 20 dollars and they were going to split the money between the 4 of them so 10 each. The teen who was wanting to keep the purse stopped and thanked Jeff, the friend who ripped the purse away from him. They left talking about what they are going to buy to eat!!!

So many lessons learned in this specific case. You are all great friends and I wish I had the courage to stand up, turn around and tell you that to your faces. But you gave me a reason to smile for the rest of the day and longer.