Great Is Your Reward In Tacos

"So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you." ~Matthew 6:2-4

We've all heard the saying, "great is your reward in heaven".

But sometimes a nice little reward of tacos sounds good, don't you think? Or some carne asada burritos? Or even some crispy tostadas with fresh guacamole?I was greeted with a wonderful surprise when I walked in the door from work tonight. I was greeted by my husband, and my husband only. Jon's mom had taken the kids to her house to color Easter eggs, an annual tradition she has done with the kids since Daniel was a toddler. (Side note: I have never colored an Easter egg in my life! And Olivia ate a dye-tablet tonight.)

We took advantage of the rare, childless moment, and went out to a quick dinner at a restaurant close to our house. When we walked in, a young waiter looked at me and smiled. I instantly recognized him, but couldn't remember from where. When we sat down at our table, he came over and said hello. Then it all came back to me!

Flashback:
About two months ago, I witnessed a pretty bad car accident, which happened right in front of me. I checked on the vehicles to make sure everyone was ok. There was a hispanic woman who was pretty shaken up and crying hysterically. She had two toddlers and a baby in the back seat. I stayed with her and managed to calm her and her kids down. After a while, I asked her if she was on her way to pick up a child from school. She said yes, and wrote down the child's name. Three schools and one hour later, I finally found the boy who was waiting for his mom to pick him up. He was a sophomore at West High, which is quite funny, because the mother told me he was in second grade (I guess she meant 2nd grade in high school). So all along I was looking for this little boy. Anyways, I told the boy what had happened and that I would take him to the scene of the accident. I guess having my 3 kids in the back seat convinced him I wasn't going to abduct him. He was such a polite boy, and very thankful. When we got to the accident, he lovingly took care of his mom and younger siblings and gave the police officers all the information they were needing. I was so impressed with his maturity and concern for his family. You don't come across many 16 year olds like that.

Back to Tonight:
As we finished our dinner, he came over to our table and handed me our bill. He opened it up, and said, "here, this is for you". I looked at the bill, it said $0.00 and there was also a gift certificate for $25! He got teary-eyed as he told me how much he appreciated what I had done for him and his family. I tried to tell him it was no big deal, but he insisted we take the gift. We were blown away! What a kind young man. And what a blessing for Jon and I.

See, sometimes God does reward with tacos!