Police Officer Fights Back Tears When 7-Year-Old Hands Him Gift with Beautiful Message
One act of kindness so small it could fit in the palm of your hand has made a huge impact on a police officer from North Carolina.
In the wake of the shooting at UNCC, along with the passing of Mooresville officer Jordan Sheldon, the state of North Carolina has seen more than its share of tragedy lately.
So when Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer James Wolfe encountered a little girl named Lily and her mother Nicole Morrison, he was already feeling the weight of loss and the challenges his job brings.
“I stopped to get some gas … went to go walk into the store, and a van pulled up and the lady driving asked if her daughter could speak with me for a moment,” Wolfe told WJZY, describing the night he met the 7-year-old.
Her mom explained that they paint “kindness rocks” and have done so for several years. Somehow, Lily knew a kindness rock was exactly what officer Wolfe needed.
On one side, she painted a thin blue line. And on the other side, the words “We’ve got your 6” shone in white letters. The phrase means “We’ve got your back,” according to WCNC-TV.
That small act brought the officer to tears. Since that night, Lily’s kindness has gone viral. Officer Wolfe’s wife, Genie Read, even shared about the difference it made in a Facebook post.
“As my husband was looking at it he told me he had to hold back the tears and he was so grateful for what this little girl had done,” Read wrote. “It made him feel good and appreciated just from this little girl and her rock.”
“My husband went to work with a smile and came home with one this morning,” Read went on. “He was very grateful just to get this rock and it touched his heart in many ways.”
“With everything going on recently, it really hit me pretty hard and I got a little emotional at the time,” Wolfe told WJZY. “The past week with the officer in Mooresville, and these other things going on, the shooting at UNC, and then you get a 7-year-old girl who hands you something to appreciate you, it just puts everything in perspective.”
Lily continues to paint rocks to spread kindness and love. Morrison told WCNC-TV that they’d given Officer Sheldon a rock in the past, so mother and daughter watched his funeral procession and Lily was moved to continue showing love.
“So wonderful to see our community come together today for the procession for Officer Sheldon,” Nicole wrote on Facebook, posting photos that showed several kids busy painting more rocks. “And these beauties came back and immediately started painting rocks to continue to spread love and support.”
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