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Quickly, I noted that I was acting weird. "Yes." I quickly took the box. "Thank you."
She gave up the box and seemed to be evaluating me. "Are you sure that you're okay?"
I turned away from her. "Yes. I'm just grateful you brought these things."
"That's okay. My mom had me also bring some food. She thought you might be hungry after your drive."
I turned back and noted that Wendy was already hefting another large box out of the truck. "You didn't have to do that." Now I felt guilty. And overwhelmed again at the miracles the Lord was giving me.
She shut the door and followed me. For being older than me, she seemed very capable.
I opened the door and put the box down next to me. And I turned and held the door open for Wendy.
She came through, a hop in her step. "That's all right now. My mother has a knack for hosting people." She let out a light laugh. "Even though we are technically renting the place, she sort of looks at it like a responsibility to make sure you're okay." She moved to the kitchen.
I followed her.
She put the box down and opened it. "I got you some milk and eggs and cereal and bread." She unloaded all of it onto the counter. "My mother said to plan for some meals. So I got some spaghetti and sausage. Some hamburger stuff. Some taco stuff." She kept on loading it onto the counter.
Maybe it was because I was starving because I was so alone and the fact that God clearly was taking care of me, but I couldn’t stop the tears.
Wendy paused and turn to me. "Hey, what's wrong?"
I sort of crumbled. “Nothing.”
Her arms wrapped around me. "There there. It's just a couple of meals and some basics."
"Thank you." Was all I was able to get out between crying. I sucked in a long breath and tried to get it together.
But the woman kept me inside of her arms. "It's okay. In fact, this is going to make my mom so happy. She called me about an hour ago with directions on gathering up everything and she was pretty certain that I needed to get out here pretty quick. Which was funny because I told her we didn't know when you would arrive. But I guess she did know."
I cried harder. "I'm sorry for falling apart."
She held me tighter. "That's okay. Don't you know this place is called Refuge Falls for reason.”
Once again, I was overcome with more tears.
For a long time, she just held me. "It's okay. Whatever it is, it's okay. Because you got my mom on your side and that means you have me on your side too. And we’re some pretty tough girls." She shrugged. “Not to mention it seems you have God on your side, too.”
“What?”
“Well, my mom told me God told her to have me hurry it up and … it looks like He was right.”
I pulled back and wiped my face. "You will truly never know what these acts of kindness mean to me. I hope one day I can repay you and your mother."
Wendy grinned at me and then shook her head and her eyes blinked rapidly. "Actually, I think you already have. It’s great tobe in the service of God. And you gave both my mother and I that opportunity.”
I didn’t know what to say.
She suddenly checked her watch. "But I do have to run. I have to pick up my daughters from school." She hesitated, then paused, turning back. “But…”
“What’s that?”
She glanced around. “If you’re up for it, while you are staying here, if you want to help us out and paint the inside, I’ll take $200 off your rent per month.”
That felt like a huge deal. “Are you sure?”
She nodded and moved toward the door. “If you have time.”
