A true gift from the heart

Heart in Hand

The other day, while Drew and I were shopping, we happened to pass by an exercise department. We stopped and had a look through the exercise equipment...and there it was....an elliptical trainer.

I have always wanted one.

It was beautiful. It was exactly what I wanted. And...It was 50% off!!

But even at 50% off it was a little more than my pocketbook could handle. So instead, we looked at it for awhile. I dreamed a little. Then we came home.

That night after dinner, Drew went off to the firehall, and I cleaned up the dishes. About an hour later Drew returned.

He came into the house. I was sitting on the couch. He had a piece of paper and a booklet in his hand.

"I found this on the ground outside" he said. "It has your name on it"

"Mine? What is it"

"I dunno...Come get it", he said.

I walked over, took the booklet and paper from him.

It was the receipt and booklet for the elliptical trainer we had been looking at.

"Surprise," he said.

He had bought it for me.

I didn't know what to say.

As we loaded it out of the truck and into the exercise room, I asked him how he could afford to buy it.

"I took the money I was saving to rebuild my motorcycle. You are more important." he said

" But you spent months saving that money"

"I know...but the smile on your face when you looked at that receipt meant more to me than any bike rebuild"

I was floored.

As I looked at the elliptical trainer I couldn't help but wonder what meant more to me. The fact that he went out of his way to surprise me, or the fact that he delayed a dream of his to help fulfill one of mine.