Snow covered the city sidewalk as a six-year-old girl approached a shivering woman on a bench. Clutching a small brown paper bag, the child asked, “Are you cold?” The woman smiled weakly, saying she was fine. Undeterred, the girl offered the bag.
“This is for you. Daddy bought them for me, but you look hungry.”
The woman accepted the food with trembling hands, momentarily feeling the warmth of kindness. The girl then said, “You need a home… and I need a mom.”
The woman froze, speechless