I Gave a Woman $6 to Help Pay for Baby Formula – the Next Day, My Manager Called Me over the Intercom and Handed Me an Envelope

Now, Hannah and her son come into the store sometimes. He reaches for me when he sees me. I keep his photo in my locker. Life didn’t suddenly become perfect or easy. But it became bigger. Warmer. Fuller.

All because of six dollars.

I went to work that night thinking I was just a cashier in a grocery store. I walked out with a sister, a nephew, and a truth I never knew I was missing.

Sometimes, the smallest acts of kindness don’t just change someone else’s day. They rewrite your entire story.