On the way home from picking up the girls tonight, we stopped to grab a soda. As we pulled up to the window, we saw a local homeless man, a veteran camped out on the grass. Before moving to Porter Ranch, we had seen this man many times. He has a cart with all of his belongings packed into it and his best buddy, his dog. He moves around this particular part of the valley, camping out each night in a different place.

When we pulled up to the window Shaun added a plain hamburger to our order. Before leaving we pulled up to the man and gave him the cheeseburger to give to his adorable pup and then gave him a few dollars. We spoke with him for a moment and just before we left he told us a joke, one he said I would love…

“What are a woman’s 4 favorite animals?” – “A Mink to go around her neck, a Jaguar parked in the garage, a Tiger in the bedroom and a Jackass to pay for it all!

He was right and I did love it! Made me laugh and it also made me smile to help a man and his dog in need. I wish I had all the money in the world to help but I also know we did what we could. Small acts of kindness can certainly help in big ways.