There are a few pivotal moments and decisions that define the rest of our lives. Nicole Heintz was facing one such moment on a cold winter’s day in Minnesota. Many people may have just carried on with their day and ignored what was happening. What Nicole did that day changed several lives, not only her own. Nicole posted her story online, so I was just on my way to work and I had to stop for gas, so I allowed myself some extra time to get to work. When I pulled up to the pump, I shut my car off and saw this middle-aged man crying, looking at the gas pump. I began to wonder what happened with this man, and as I got out of my car and looked at him, my heart felt like it stopped. In Apple Valley, Minnesota, it is 10 degrees and freezing cold with the wind. This man was wearing flip-flops with socks covered in holes.
I looked at his car and saw his wife in the front seat covering her face in her hands, and the two teenage girls both cuddling under a blanket in the backseat. I didn’t even think, and I went up to the man and said, “Sir, is something the matter?” He looked at me, and I could tell he was on the verge of giving up because he didn’t even try to conceal his tears when he said, “I can’t even provide for my family.” Read the full st0ry here ▶
