It doesn’t matter who we are, we could all use some assistance from time to time. Some of us may even find ourselves in a situation where we must rely on the kindness of strangers to get by from one day to the next. If you are able to have such a stranger in your life and you need them, it can really make a difference in who you are and how you feel. That is where Tracy Dean comes in. She drives a school bus for the Alpine School District, and she has been a kind individual to many of the kids on her bus. That is particularly true of a young girl named Isabella, who has braided hair that is done beautifully.
Isabella may only be 11 years old, but she has lived a lot of sadness in her life. Unfortunately, she was only nine years old when she lost her mother to a rare illness but she was a strong young girl, and started to be as independent that she could possibly be. It can be difficult at such a young age to live without a mother, and this little girl from Utah reached out to her father, but he couldn’t help very much because he was working many hours. One thing he had a difficult time doing is braiding his daughters hair, but the bus driver was about to step up to the plate and make a difference for everyone.
At first, the little girl got a crew cut because the father didn’t know how to take care of her hair and couldn’t do a good job, regardless of how he tried. She tried tying her hair in a ponytail when it started to grow back but that wasn’t working out either. These days, Isabella gets her hair braided every day by the bus driver and it is a beautiful thing to see.
It’s not every day that we have someone this special in our life. Tracy Dean has proven to be a true friend to this little girl and although she can be her mother, she has certainly filled a need where there was one.