Unsung Heroes
I set out to walk and shoot some of the unique homes in the neighborhood. Instead…
As I walked I realized what people do every day helps keep the neighborhood running smoothly. They are unsung heroes.
A block away I noticed a man I see frequently. He was riding off on his bicycle as one of the Tire Store employees watched. Tire Guy was checking the bike tires were right. I asked, and sure enough, Tire Guy saw the man trying to fix his flat himself unsuccessfully and helped him. Free. Of. Charge. Another unsung hero.
From there I found members of our local fire house meeting neighbors at the library, informing us about what they do – until an ambulance call took the paramedics away:
Inside the library, more unsung heroes wait to make anyone’s day better, (the shot of my other buddy at the automated checkout/information desk didn’t take) 😦
I learned our Library’s Security Officer is a retired Highway Patrolman.
Then there are the great people at the local super market that make our shopping experiences so much nicer and often more fun:
Lastly I met local artist Nancy Lewis, who’s on a mission stirring up awareness of Endangered Places in Colorado by painting them for art shows:
Had I been driving I would have missed so many of the people and the experiences that help to make our neighborhood great – every day.
“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.” Galatians 6:9 (NLT)
God’s creations at their best !
Susie
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This is great walkabout and lovely neighbours you’ve got there 🙂
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Thank you for saying, Jacqueline. They are indeed. ❤
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How timely; and your images of your local fire department brings back memories. I love how inquisitive you are for the people in your sphere of life. And, how timely too – in that your article posted before mine today, is the working out of the very thing I wrote about. Scary how providential God can be: https://moreenigma.wordpress.com/2016/09/07/common-grace-for-the-common-good/
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Count it all joy – “He answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Luke 10:27 (NLT)
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What a great post, Roo! Love it ❤
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How kind of you to say, Diane. Taking photos is generating local interest in Roo’s Ruse. The Rose is developing marvelously! I talked to God about making a way for me to visit the kids and old friends too – who happen to live close to your neighborhood too. Film at eleven…
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Oh, that would be great, hope it works out!
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It shall happen. When is all that concerns me today ❤
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