As my husband, Doug, stood on the busy New York city street trying to stop a taxi, I tried to protect my daughter from the cold December wind and rain. I put my head down to kiss her tiny face.

Frustrated and _________, my husband gave up his attempt to flag down a taxi. I knew the feeling. Just after her first birthday, we _________ that our daughter Katie had a rare brain illness. Since that moment, Doug and I felt like runners in a marathon race where the finish line kept disappearing. We knew Katie was running out of _______. It had taken months before we finally _______ a name for the illness, but only a few specialists in the world knew _________ to fix it. Now, as we finally found a brilliant doctor to save our girl, we were in a strange _________ in the cold rain.

Just at the moment, a middle-aged woman pulled over and said, “Pardon me? May I offer you a ride?”

_______ we could say anything, she continued, “It’s really no trouble for _________. Just get in.”

It was then that I noticed her thick Irish accent, which _________ me up like hot soup. We ________ said, “Thanks! Roosevelt Hospital, please,” as we got in her car for the ride.

“Are you going ________ the baby?” she asked us.

I nodded my head, holding back my tears.

At the hospital, we ________ her a dozen times for the ride, as the woman hugged me. I noticed her face was wet with tears. She promised to pray for us before she left.

After three more visits to New York and two more __________ surgeries, Katie is cured. But the ________ of the Irish Angel still rang as a constant reminder of a tiny ray of light that appeared in our ________ days. We would pray for her just as she did for us.

My father-in-law lives alone. He is 92 and has slow movement. The other day, there was a heavy rainstorm happening in his town. We rang him the next morning to check in after the _______ weather. After making sure he was okay, we asked about his _________ recently. He said, “I’ve got something to tell you.” He then told us _________ he had gotten his groceries (食品杂货) to his car. When he walked out of the supermarket with many groceries, a young gentleman (could be anywhere from 12 to 70 when you are 92) stopped and said, “I will help you _______ your groceries to your car.”

Dad wasn’t sure at first _______ said thank you. The man then unloaded the groceries and made sure they were well _________ a large piece of cloth so that they could be secure (稳固的). He then took the cart (手推车) back to the supermarket too. After a little _________, Dad said thank you again. The man just said: “No problem.”

A couple of days later, Dad was at the bank _________ the line. The “young” man behind him said, “I will _________ our place while we wait. There is a chair over there. Go and sit down for a __________.” Dad said, “Oh, why? Was I swaying (摇晃) or __________ weak?”

“No,” was the reply, “I know my dad would find __________ hard to stand for such a long time.”

So, Dad __________ went and sat down. When the time came for Dad to get to the __________ of the line, a nod (点头) of the head and a smile __________ his way.

Dad said to us, “I’m happily surprised by the respect and care shown by these two ‘young’ men.”