Dinah and I went out to eat recently. As we were being seated we passed an older woman sitting by herself. There wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. She was quiet. As she was finishing her meal she looked at me and we spoke briefly.
Then her server brought her a strawberry sundae!
That wrinkled face suddenly broke into a wonderful smile!
Her smile gave me an insight to what she looked like when she was younger. There was a precious girlish grin that was as sweet as her sundae! Ice cream became a time machine for her and I was invited along for the ride back in time.
I LOVE ice cream, but I don’t think I could have experienced anything sweeter than being in that time machine with her.
I looked over at her as often as I dared but that smile remained until the last bite was gone.
National Ice Cream Day 2017 is Sunday, July 16th!
It’s never too early to think ahead.
Mark
