Top Rated Uber Rider :)

I recently learned a valuable life lesson I should have known a long long time ago.

When trading for a new truck, consult your wife, ask a friend to drive the not yet made accessible vehicle for you, hi to a mechanic to check it out, and buy from a trustworthy truck dealer. But $15,000 of repairs later that is a whole “nother”ongoing story too painful to tell right now. 🙂

What I do want to share is during this difficult time of humbling repairs, and wanting to stay independent, I became the top rated Uber Rider, in Des Moines Iowa. Likely the County & State as well.

On these Uber Rides I met a wide variety of wonderful human beings; college students, retirees, immigrants from all over the world, helpful and kind, grumpy and friendly, talkative & not talkative, and after several rides with each, made some friends, who I will miss when the truck I don’t want to talk about is finally fixed. 🙂

One of my kind thoughtful helpful handsome drivers, I’ll call him Trey, grew excited as he drove up College Ave., toward 8th St.

“When we first moved to Des Moines, that is where I ate breakfast every morning, eggs, bacon, pancakes, it was amazing!

“That place saved my life. My older brother too. He was a star quarterback at North High School way back in the day.”

“Yes, that is where I work, CFUM, Children and Family Urban Movement located at Trinity Las Americas. CFUM.org. We still feed children before and after school, and have an education program afterschool and a Spring Program called Full Steam Ahead and a Summer program called Awesome Summer Days.

Yes. Our Breakfast Club was started by the Black Panthers in the late 60’s, carried on by 3 Methodist Churches, and CFUM partnered with churches and community and corporations since the 90’s.”

Trey, brought my wheel chair from the back of his van, helped me to safely maneuver over to it, and gently treated me like royalty as he pushed me up the hill to our door. The last time he brought me back to CFUM, he not only brought me to the door, but he lovingly patted me on the back, as he left. I believe he did this not only to thank us for our work, but in honor and respect for all CFUM staff did for him in his younger days, and the memories of all the staff who loved cared for and fed him when he was a child, new to Des Moines.

This has been and will continue to be CFUM’s impact on hopeful resilient children in Des Moines.