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“I’m Just Sayin’”
by Alan P. Scaglione
Happy Palm Sunday Everyone- We pause to thank the Lord for giving His life so willingly—it all started with palms and a ride on a donkey.
We thank God for giving His Son to us! We thank Jesus for praying NeverTheLess! We celebrate Your Gift and worship the GiftGiver!
==========Today’s Column===========
Ever have the best intentions…and yet it all just goes so wrong…so quickly??Yep…I took a mental health day…just a day away to get with God and just relax.
Wellness Wednesday! I had such a great day!
-Breakfast at my favorite Cuban restaurant.
-Meandered through my favorite shopping district.
-Explored Rollins College here in Orlando, Florida for research on the sequel to my novel.
-Shopping at the Mall.
-Even a dip in the apartment pool!
It was well with my soul, mind and body!
Around sunset, I decided to check out the car battery. Anybody know where I’m going with this?
I cleaned the terminals; I cleared up the corrosion; my father would be sooo proud!
I started the engine…
Click/click/click!
It wouldn’t start!
What had I done??
I couldn’t get it to turnover!
Was working great BEFORE I decided to do a good thing!!
I called AAA!
Their Battery Specialist called me back.
“This is Jennifer—I’ll be there in 30 minutes!”
I am embarrassed by my next statement, but…I had to ask…
“Do you know anything about batteries? This is a battery not starting!”
She laughed…”Sir, I am the battery specialist…I know all about batteries!”
I was outside working on the battery when she got there…
When did Jennifer Lopez learn to replace batteries?
She stepped out, smiled and said, “You want a chilled bottle of water?”
She smiled, she laughed. She was courteous, professional, funny, engaging…and proficient at her job!
She even had to retrieve a wrench that fell, and she jumped on the engine and dug deep and got it.
I accidentally dropped my AAA card in the engine…and she retrieved the card!
She then saw that I needed a terminal on my battery cable…she replaced it FREE OF CHARGE!!
I wanted to give her a tip…but, of course, I had NO CASH!! I apologized…
She said that was okay because I was a funny man, made her laugh, and treated her respectfully…and she was enjoying the service call.
See? Being a southern gentleman is worth something!
I had bought the battery from AAA 3 and a half years ago…it was a 3 year full warranty…and I was 6 months past the warranty, but…Jen then checked to see about a pro-rate on my battery…and knocked off $50 from the price.
She was a consummate professional—a Battery Specialist!
I told her about this column and that I was going to write about her…she was so excited and surprised that I was a columnist!
She said…where can I find it?? I want to read it Sunday!
I remembered…I have cards now!! And, I ran in the apartment and came out with…my business card!! How cool!!
And I know today…somewhere in Orlando, FL...Jennifer is reading this…
So… my world--meet Jennifer; Jennifer, meet my world!
I sent the compliment email to your boss, like I promised… he said you will be honored at your next team meeting!
And now… your boss and the world know…you’re the BEST AAA Battery Rep in Orlando!!
And I had to laugh at the end of the night…
I tried to do a good thing…and it turned out all wrong..
But maybe God was teaching me something…
That He can take the mess you have made…and send an unexpected visitor to fix your problem…and surprise you along the way!
The next morning, I awoke with this scripture in my head:
Isaiah 61:3 says “To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified.”
Beauty for ashes?
Joy for mourning?
Sounds like a great trade!
Count me in!
How about you?
You got anything not worth trading?
Until Next Time
I’m Just Sayin’…
Brother “A”
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