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<blockquote data-quote="Warren Allison" data-source="post: 1831095" data-attributes="member: 40587"><p>Again, I wish they would let me reveal their names on here. Or would speak up them selves on here. But, they don't want people on here to know., so I respect that. I have never met kinder, sweeter people than this young couple. They got out of the car....she was all of 100 lbs and 5 feet tall. Absolutely beautiful with dark brown hair and bright blue eyes! He looked like a young Robert Plant, like he did with Led Zep in the 70's. a blonde, shaggy full mane of hair longer than mine, Not what I expected of a corporate attorney. They got out, and Zeke, Scott, Clay and Scott's wife were already in the yard to meet them. 1st thing she did was make a beeline to Zeke, to give him a hug. I didn't have a chance to warn her about hugging Zeke...he will pick you up and squeeze the daylights out of you! And he did! Her husband too! She was crying when she was hugging Zeke, and whispered to him for a minute or two. We couldn't hear what she said, but Zeke grinned and picked her up again. After she had met...and hugged...us all, Zeke took her by the hand, told her husband to "come on", and took them over to Mattie's house to see Gail and Apple Brown Betty. We offered to take them there on the big golfcart ( 4 -row seater like they have at airports or amusement parks), but she wanted to walk. Me, Clay, Scott and his wife got it and rode over there. Zeke had them in the pasture with the cows and calves. Picked ABB up and asked the girl if she wanted to hold it, and tried it hand it to her!!! ABB probably weighs more than she does now!<em> She</em> thanked <em>him</em> for letting her buy it and Zeke keeping it for her. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p>Zeke wanted to show her the horses, and the new puppies, and she was a good sport. Took his hand and they walked off to ward the kennels. Her hubby rode back with us, and wanted us to help him unload some things. OMG, you would not believe what they had brought with them! We got it all unloaded and in the house by the time she and Zeke got back. She wanted Zeke to open his presents right then, and he did too! They had gotten him a grey Confederate Calvaryman's hat ( because that's what he said he wanted when they had talked on the phone). And a very nice pair of Tony Llamas, a Carhart jacket and a pair of Carhart coveralls. And.. a brand new Taylor acoustic with a hard case! </p><p></p><p>They gave Mattie all kinds of stuff....house shoes, gowns, a robe, a very nice long dress coat, and a white leather bound Bible with gold lettering. It was a giant print bible. When Mattie opened it, it had an envelope in the box with it. Mattie started to open it, and the lady reached over and got her hand. And said " No, not now please. But let me tell you what it is" She put her arms around Mattie, talking where none of us can hear, for a few minutes. Mattie was listening and nodding, and crying, and all. I think it was a substantial monetary gift. Mattie kept saying real low "No, I can't let you do this., It's too much...it's too much". This wonderful woman took her hands and said softly." Ms. Mattie... how many people have you helped out in your life?" Mattie mumbled " I dunno..a whole mess of them I guess". The lady said "And when you do how does that make you feel?" Mattie mumbled something I couldn't hear. So this lady said " Well. Ms. Mattie, would you be so kind as to let us feel that way too? As your gift to us?" It was starting to get emotional for me. Scott spoke up and said " Heck, let's eat and continue this later. I am starved!!" </p><p></p><p>After a wonderful supper that Tootie and Mattie had made, we sat around the living room, and I tuned Zeke' s new guitar and played a Waylon song for him. Then he wanted me to pay that King Turd song for him, but I told him I didn't know it. But, the husband knew it and played and sang it with him.!! They got ready to leave about 7:30 or 8..still had about a 4 hour drive to get where they were going in Florida. Mattie told them to wait a minute, and asked Tootie to go to her house to the pantry with her. They came back with 2 laundry baskets full of every thing Ms. Mattie cans...preserves, vegetables, 3 kinds of soup. And.. (now this took my breath away, and I almost put a stop to it., because my ex used to collect them and I know what they are worth. But something made me hold my tongue), Ms. Mattie came back with a quilt in one of those plastic zipper bags. She took it out, and told us her grandmother had started on this quilt when she found out she was gonna be a grandma. Probably 90-95 years ago. She gave it to her daughter, Mattie's mother, to hold for her til Mattie got grown. I bet Mattie spent 30 minutes telling her about every piece of cloth that went into that quilt. Pieces from her grandmother's dresses, and grandpa's shirts, pieces from Mattie's mother's baby clothes, and dresses, etc,, and pieces from the baby clothes she had made for Mattie when she was born. Over 150 years of history in that quilt. The lady cried and said " Oh no, Ms. Mattie. I can't take this., it is too much! It is too much!" Mattie threw her words right back at her " She said "( name of the lady) would <em>you</em> be so kind as to let <em>me</em> do this for <em>you</em>? You are so scrawny, and it is so cold way up "Nawth" where y'all live, that I wouldn't be able to sleep good, worrying about y'all freezing to death one night!" LOL.</p><p></p><p>And the best for last. They brought me and Scott something, too. I had gotten them a case of every flavor of moonshine made by Granddaddy Mimm's Moonshine in Blairsville, Ga. 16 different bottles ( quart jars) of it. Scott gave them 2 whole hams....a sugar cured and a smoked. Well, they had gotten me and Scott something that means more to me than any present I have gotten. They had gotten a photo of me and Scott at a rodeo a couple of years back, (I found out they got it from my ole lady) sitting on our horses, Smoke and Blue. They had blown it up to poster size, and had made it look like an old 1800's photo...like brown and yellow instead of black and white? Above it they had written " <em>My heroes have always been cowboys.... </em>and below it had written<em> ....and they still are today.. </em> They had made two, and gave us each one...framed with what looked like old barn wood. And we each had a card attached to it, with a whole bunch of mushy stuff about us and Zeke and Mattie, etc, that I don't want to tell on here. Not now anyway. If y'all are reading this, thank you so much my friends, from the bottom of my heart, for the amazing kindness you have shown these people...Mattie and Zeke...that you never knew or had even seen. I don't toss that term, friend, around lightly...but anything y'all might need...anything... just holler. </p><p></p><p>So after they left, we were sitting around talking about these awesome folks we had met. Tootie said " Are you sure you wanted to give away your grandma's quilt, Mattie?" Mattie said" Listen to this" She opened her new Bible up and read this.: <a href="https://biblehub.com/erv/hebrews/13.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">English Revised Version</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> Hebrews 13:2 </span><em>"Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." </em>She said " If dem chillen's ain't angels, then I don't know what<em> a </em>angel is". </p><p></p><p>This has already been the best Christmas ever, even with it being the first one since Daddy died in October.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warren Allison, post: 1831095, member: 40587"] Again, I wish they would let me reveal their names on here. Or would speak up them selves on here. But, they don't want people on here to know., so I respect that. I have never met kinder, sweeter people than this young couple. They got out of the car....she was all of 100 lbs and 5 feet tall. Absolutely beautiful with dark brown hair and bright blue eyes! He looked like a young Robert Plant, like he did with Led Zep in the 70's. a blonde, shaggy full mane of hair longer than mine, Not what I expected of a corporate attorney. They got out, and Zeke, Scott, Clay and Scott's wife were already in the yard to meet them. 1st thing she did was make a beeline to Zeke, to give him a hug. I didn't have a chance to warn her about hugging Zeke...he will pick you up and squeeze the daylights out of you! And he did! Her husband too! She was crying when she was hugging Zeke, and whispered to him for a minute or two. We couldn't hear what she said, but Zeke grinned and picked her up again. After she had met...and hugged...us all, Zeke took her by the hand, told her husband to "come on", and took them over to Mattie's house to see Gail and Apple Brown Betty. We offered to take them there on the big golfcart ( 4 -row seater like they have at airports or amusement parks), but she wanted to walk. Me, Clay, Scott and his wife got it and rode over there. Zeke had them in the pasture with the cows and calves. Picked ABB up and asked the girl if she wanted to hold it, and tried it hand it to her!!! ABB probably weighs more than she does now![I] She[/I] thanked [I]him[/I] for letting her buy it and Zeke keeping it for her. :) Zeke wanted to show her the horses, and the new puppies, and she was a good sport. Took his hand and they walked off to ward the kennels. Her hubby rode back with us, and wanted us to help him unload some things. OMG, you would not believe what they had brought with them! We got it all unloaded and in the house by the time she and Zeke got back. She wanted Zeke to open his presents right then, and he did too! They had gotten him a grey Confederate Calvaryman's hat ( because that's what he said he wanted when they had talked on the phone). And a very nice pair of Tony Llamas, a Carhart jacket and a pair of Carhart coveralls. And.. a brand new Taylor acoustic with a hard case! They gave Mattie all kinds of stuff....house shoes, gowns, a robe, a very nice long dress coat, and a white leather bound Bible with gold lettering. It was a giant print bible. When Mattie opened it, it had an envelope in the box with it. Mattie started to open it, and the lady reached over and got her hand. And said " No, not now please. But let me tell you what it is" She put her arms around Mattie, talking where none of us can hear, for a few minutes. Mattie was listening and nodding, and crying, and all. I think it was a substantial monetary gift. Mattie kept saying real low "No, I can't let you do this., It's too much...it's too much". This wonderful woman took her hands and said softly." Ms. Mattie... how many people have you helped out in your life?" Mattie mumbled " I dunno..a whole mess of them I guess". The lady said "And when you do how does that make you feel?" Mattie mumbled something I couldn't hear. So this lady said " Well. Ms. Mattie, would you be so kind as to let us feel that way too? As your gift to us?" It was starting to get emotional for me. Scott spoke up and said " Heck, let's eat and continue this later. I am starved!!" After a wonderful supper that Tootie and Mattie had made, we sat around the living room, and I tuned Zeke' s new guitar and played a Waylon song for him. Then he wanted me to pay that King Turd song for him, but I told him I didn't know it. But, the husband knew it and played and sang it with him.!! They got ready to leave about 7:30 or 8..still had about a 4 hour drive to get where they were going in Florida. Mattie told them to wait a minute, and asked Tootie to go to her house to the pantry with her. They came back with 2 laundry baskets full of every thing Ms. Mattie cans...preserves, vegetables, 3 kinds of soup. And.. (now this took my breath away, and I almost put a stop to it., because my ex used to collect them and I know what they are worth. But something made me hold my tongue), Ms. Mattie came back with a quilt in one of those plastic zipper bags. She took it out, and told us her grandmother had started on this quilt when she found out she was gonna be a grandma. Probably 90-95 years ago. She gave it to her daughter, Mattie's mother, to hold for her til Mattie got grown. I bet Mattie spent 30 minutes telling her about every piece of cloth that went into that quilt. Pieces from her grandmother's dresses, and grandpa's shirts, pieces from Mattie's mother's baby clothes, and dresses, etc,, and pieces from the baby clothes she had made for Mattie when she was born. Over 150 years of history in that quilt. The lady cried and said " Oh no, Ms. Mattie. I can't take this., it is too much! It is too much!" Mattie threw her words right back at her " She said "( name of the lady) would [I]you[/I] be so kind as to let [I]me[/I] do this for [I]you[/I]? You are so scrawny, and it is so cold way up "Nawth" where y'all live, that I wouldn't be able to sleep good, worrying about y'all freezing to death one night!" LOL. And the best for last. They brought me and Scott something, too. I had gotten them a case of every flavor of moonshine made by Granddaddy Mimm's Moonshine in Blairsville, Ga. 16 different bottles ( quart jars) of it. Scott gave them 2 whole hams....a sugar cured and a smoked. Well, they had gotten me and Scott something that means more to me than any present I have gotten. They had gotten a photo of me and Scott at a rodeo a couple of years back, (I found out they got it from my ole lady) sitting on our horses, Smoke and Blue. They had blown it up to poster size, and had made it look like an old 1800's photo...like brown and yellow instead of black and white? Above it they had written " [I]My heroes have always been cowboys.... [/I]and below it had written[I] ....and they still are today.. [/I] They had made two, and gave us each one...framed with what looked like old barn wood. And we each had a card attached to it, with a whole bunch of mushy stuff about us and Zeke and Mattie, etc, that I don't want to tell on here. Not now anyway. If y'all are reading this, thank you so much my friends, from the bottom of my heart, for the amazing kindness you have shown these people...Mattie and Zeke...that you never knew or had even seen. I don't toss that term, friend, around lightly...but anything y'all might need...anything... just holler. So after they left, we were sitting around talking about these awesome folks we had met. Tootie said " Are you sure you wanted to give away your grandma's quilt, Mattie?" Mattie said" Listen to this" She opened her new Bible up and read this.: [URL='https://biblehub.com/erv/hebrews/13.htm'][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]English Revised Version[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)] Hebrews 13:2 [/COLOR][I]"Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." [/I]She said " If dem chillen's ain't angels, then I don't know what[I] a [/I]angel is". This has already been the best Christmas ever, even with it being the first one since Daddy died in October. [/QUOTE]
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