Driving home from Laredo, I prayed for a safe journey. I had prayed for a safe journey there as well, as we left Marble Falls at about 7 pm on a Monday night, arriving around 11 pm.
We left Laredo on Saturday at about 1:30 pm and were discussing what we would eat after two hours on the road. Jack in the Box, Sonic, and Dairy Queen had made the final list. About a mile from Divine Devine, forty minutes from San Antonio, I heard a huge "POP!" on the back of my car. I pulled over but was concerned about getting out of the car on the highway so I just made my way to the next exit, Devine, Texas, turned left and pulled into the Sonic. Without wanting to panic, we ordered, then my daughter got out to look at the tire. A flatty getting flatter.
I got out of the car and walked to the outdoor seating area. I saw a couple of guys, one a cute blond beefy football defender type, and the other a more slight, dark headed boy, and calmly walked over to them. They were both HS seniors/early college age and looked up at me as I approached the table. I asked if they knew of a place I could get my tire changed and they asked if I had a spare. I replied, "yes," and they said that they would change it for me, and immediately started to get up, hot food still in front of them. I told them to please finish their food, that we had just ordered and would be glad to wait for them.
A short time later, after we had received our food, they came over and started working. During, they asked where we had come from and where we were going, overall friendly guys that looked like they had changed a tire before. One of the boys shook his head and was amazed that I had the flat where I did, instead of on the wide open road from Laredo to Devine (the avocado capital of South Texas). It only took about 15 minutes. When they were done, I tried to hand them my last $20 and they said the most lovely words, "No, No, you're in friendly Devine, we couldn't take that from you," even as I tried to insist. I was most appreciative.
We smiled, waved and drove away, thankful for those two angels.
