that I discovered I had left my wallet at home that day.

这时我才发现，这天自己把钱包丢在家里了

After explaining to the clerk that I could not pay,

我只得向收银员解释，自己没法付款

we headed for the car to go home

然后我们走出杂货店，准备开车回家

and come up with a plan to beat the time crunch .

想办法补救一下流逝的时间

Half way to the car

我们快要走到车前，这时

and I hear a woman calling "sir, sir" from behind me.

我听到一位女士从我背后喊着“等等，先生！”

She had overheard us and offered to pay for our groceries.

她无意间听到了我们的对话，决定为我们支付食材的费用

After reminding myself to accept kindness as I like to give it,

通常情况下，我更愿意向他人表达善意，而不是接受，但我提醒过自己，也要懂得接受善意，所以，我收下了那位女士给我的钱

we were able to go home with food in hand

我和女儿们得以带着食材回到家里

and enjoy our family time together.

享受了一段美好的父女时光

My stress completely disappeared at that moment.

那个时候，我焦急的心情早已烟消云散

She said it was not a big deal, as she could afford to do it.

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