The Hidden Generosity of My Grandmother

My grandmother kept a jar of coins on her kitchen counter for forty years. Every single day,

she'd drop in whatever change she had. When she passed, we found twenty three jars hidden

throughout her house. We thought she was just saving money. Then we opened them. Each jar had a note

inside with a name and date. Turns out, whenever someone in our neighborhood

faced hardship, she'd anonymously leave money at their door. The jars were her

record. She'd helped over a hundred families without anyone knowing. At her funeral,

people kept approaching us with stories about mysterious envelopes that saved them.

One guy paid for college because of her. Another kept his house.