A Rare Jewel

I'm going to write this quickly because we need to leave soon. I've known Lisa since we were about 4 or 5 years old in California. She moved back East soon after, but we saw each other here and there through the years, and kind of reconnected several years ago. I've always known she has an extra measure of sweetness in her, but this week with her has proven what an exceptional jewel she is. Amazing no one has snatched her up yet!

For example, on a bus yesterday, she offered her seat to an elderly Ethiopian woman who had several bags of groceries. No one else on the bus seemed to think of doing such a simple kind deed, but the lady gave a grateful, gap-toothed smile to Lisa and gladly accepted the seat. Then Lisa watched a baby while its mother went to pay the fare. She gave some money to a begging woman in the Jewish quarter and then all the coins she had to a woman who claimed she'd had her credit card stolen and needed taxi fare to Haifa.

Lisa not only spreads sunshine and goodness around the city with her serving spirit and sweet smile, but she also serves those in her apartment. After a long day she cheerfully gives me a back rub or helps someone else with something or other. I'm so blessed to know this virtuous woman. Do I hear three or more cheers for Lisa? :-D