Today, a little boy walked into the store and changed my entire day.

He came up to me shyly and asked, “Where do you guys have the cheapest shoes?”
I took him over to the clearance section and casually asked, “Are these for school?”
He nodded and said, “Yeah.”

Then I looked down at his feet—and my heart sank.
His shoes were completely falling apart. Torn, frayed, barely holding together.
I asked, “Did you wear those on your first day of school?”
He said yes.

Then he lowered his voice and told me a little more of his story. I won’t share the details here because they’re personal—but what he told me broke my heart. This wasn’t just about shoes. It was about struggling, surviving, and still trying to show up to school with whatever strength he had left.

I told him, “Don’t worry. Pick any pair of shoes you like.”
He looked at me confused. “Why? I don’t have the money.”
I said, “Don’t worry about it. I got you.”

His eyes lit up like Christmas morning.
“Really?!” he asked.
“Yeah, of course,” I said.

He walked around slowly, carefully picking out a pair of shoes he really loved. When he found them, he was still in disbelief.
I told him he just had to promise me one thing:
“Work hard. Get good grades. Be kind.”
He smiled big and said, “I promise.”

As he walked out of the store in his brand new shoes, he kept saying it felt like a dream. Like he couldn’t believe this was happening.
And honestly? That smile on his face—that joy? It was everything.

Helping people like that… that’s the best gift God’s ever given me.
To anyone reading this: May your heart be open and your eyes see the people who need you. Because even a simple act of kindness can change someone’s world.

Have a great school year, little buddy. Bless up. 💛