The picture you see represents another Target trip where I was buying things for my classroom. (Everyone knows teachers spend their own money on supplies.)

While the sweetest woman is checking out, a man walks up behind me and starts loading his things on the belt. As she is ringing up 24 folders, she looks at me and says, “teacher?” I laugh and say yes and she continues with the other things I’ve got. The man behind me starts asking me where I teach and he says he is a Phoenix Police officer and fills in as an SRO on different campuses. We talk back and forth and the he asks if school is paying for these supplies. I laugh and say no. He proceeds to take out his wallet and hand me $30 in cash. I was shocked, and he insisted that I take it. When the supplies I bought only came up to $10, I tried to give him the $20 back and he said “no, I know you spend a lot and it will go to your classroom.”

Meanwhile, the sweet cashier and I were almost in tears and she was yelling across the aisle to the other cashier telling her what happened. It made my day, and maybe my school year. Such kindness from a stranger who sticks his neck out every day for me and others. I am just so thankful.