Well Done!

When Kevon Smith Sr. sat down for breakfast at Cracker Barrel with his son Kevon Jr. in Willoughby, OH, he had no idea he was going to make headlines just for being a good dad.

Kevon noticed a couple staring and smiling at him and his 3-month-old son, and  although he was confused, he just went on with the meal. “I noticed this older couple over in the corner,” he said. “They kept smiling at me and I was looking at my son like, ‘What is going on?'”

But when Kevon left the restaurant, it all made sense, as he saw a note on his car from the couple praising his parenting along with cash to cover his breakfast.

“Today your meal is on my wife and me,” it read. “Enjoy that baby as long as God intends. Keep doing what you’re doing. The Masons.”

These strangers were so amazed by Kevon and his relationship with his son, and he was just as moved by their generosity. “There’s a lot of guys I know that aren’t taking care of their kids,” Kevon Sr. said, adding that he’ll absolutely share the story with his son when he gets older to teach him that a little kindness can go a long way.

“I’m definitely going to make sure I’m paying it forward,” he said. “I get blessed. I want to bless someone else.”

We all should take this “pay it forward” mentality very seriously.  What a wonderful world it is when there is kindness such as this.  Let’s make sure it starts with us!