"pay it forward"

On Monday the 22nd, after spending two frozen hours at a bus stop on First Avenue, a kind Samaritan stopped to ask if anyone needed a ride to West Seattle. My husband Mike gladly accepted the offer. It turned out that the Samaritan had been the recipient of a similar gift the previous Friday and wanted to return the favor.

This person had been rescued by a Vashon Islander that frozen Friday and amazingly the person they rescued on that wintry Monday was another Islander! Not only that, the Samaritan lived two blocks from the ferry and gave Mike a ride all the way to the dock.

My thanks to my Island neighbor, whoever you are, for the kind act that paid forward in a most unexpected way and to the West Seattle Samaritan for being a great Santa's Elf. Bless you both, have a Merry Christmas and a great New Year.

Karen Pruett

Seattle