{"id":14038,"date":"2026-03-10T08:56:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/an-earth-angel-at-the-grocery-store\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:34:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:34:27","slug":"an-earth-angel-at-the-grocery-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/angels\/an-earth-angel-at-the-grocery-store\/","title":{"rendered":"An Earth Angel at the Grocery Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMommy, can we get cupcakes for my birthday? Please?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I cringed at the thought of having to hit <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/better-living\/positive-thinking\/positive-thinking-at-the-grocery-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the grocery store<\/a> on a Tuesday, Senior Citizen Discount Day. We\u2019d already celebrated Norah\u2019s big day. Two of her six siblings were also born in September and for the sake of simplicity we had one big celebration for all of them. Still, today was Norah\u2019s actual birthday. Her fourth birthday. How could I say no?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay,\u201d I said, thinking of the seniors who would be swarming the aisles. \u201cBut we have to be quick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the supermarket I popped Norah and her little sister in one of those carts shaped like a car and did my best to maneuver it to the bakery quickly. I picked up <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/faith-prayer-devotions\/stories-of-faith-faith-prayer-devotions\/unexpected-cupcake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a package of cupcakes<\/a>, swung to an other part of the store for birthday balloons and then got distracted by salad dressings in the clearance section.<\/p>\n<p>From the corner of my eye I saw Norah standing up in the cart waving excitedly. \u201cHi, old person! It\u2019s my birthday today,\u201d she said gleefully.<\/p>\n<p>An elderly man stared at us stone-faced, his brow creased. Before I could explain that \u201cold person\u201d isn\u2019t exactly the best way to address someone, the man had already opened his mouth to reply to her. \u201cWell, hello, little lady,\u201d he said. \u201cHow old are you today?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m four,\u201d Norah said, holding up her fingers. We chatted briefly, long enough for him to tell me that he usually tried to avoid the grocery on Senior Day as well.<\/p>\n<p>We went our separate ways. Thirty seconds later, Norah asked, \u201cCan I take a picture with the old man for <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/better-living\/positive-thinking\/3-ways-to-have-a-positive-milestone-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my birthday<\/a>?\u201d I felt kind of weird about asking a complete stranger to take a photo with this kid who had just called him \u201cold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s see if we can,\u201d I said, hoping we couldn\u2019t. We doubled back and spotted him by the dairy section.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere he is!\u201d Norah pointed. <em>Why him?<\/em> I wondered. His hair was uncombed. He had a stubbly beard. He was dressed in a plaid shirt, jeans and sneakers. \u201cAsk him, Mommy!\u201d I guessed she\u2019d seen something special. Still, the idea of approaching him again&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay, okay, I\u2019ll ask, honey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcuse me,\u201d I said. \u201cWe spoke a second ago. Norah would like to take a photo with you. For her birthday.\u201d The man steadied himself on his shopping cart. \u201cA photo with me?\u201d he exclaimed. He looked like he\u2019d won the lottery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, suh, for my birthday,\u201d Norah said, proud as could be. He wrapped his arm around her. I asked him his name and he said to call him Dan. Norah talked his head off. I\u2019d never known her to take to anyone so quickly. I thanked Mr. Dan for being obliging. \u201cNo, thank you,\u201d he said. \u201cThis has been the best day I\u2019ve had in a long time. You\u2019ve made me so happy, Miss Norah.\u201d Norah beamed.<\/p>\n<p>Back home I posted the photos on Facebook and got on with the day, which now included cupcakes after dinner. Late that night I received a private message from someone who knew Mr. Dan. She said his wife had passed away months earlier and that he\u2019d been terribly lonely. Norah and I made plans to visit him.<\/p>\n<p>When we got to his house, I noticed his fresh haircut and shave. In his slacks and dress shoes, he looked years younger. He\u2019d set out some paper and crayons for Norah, and she went to work. He told us he\u2019d been a college dean and written three textbooks. He\u2019d flown planes and worked as an auctioneer. Norah had picked out a fascinating gentleman.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve visited Mr. Dan nearly every week since then. For Norah\u2019s fifth birthday in September, we celebrated together\u2014with cupcakes. And I no longer avoid Senior Day at the grocery, though it\u2019s even more crowded with all the angels that are shopping among them.<\/p>\n<p><em>Did you enjoy this story? Subscribe to <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/angelsonearthsub\"><strong>Angels on Earth<\/strong><\/a> <em>magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMommy, can we get cupcakes for my birthday? 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