onest Gardener Named Jose Acosta Made My Thanksgiving Holiday

An Honest Gardener Named Jose Acosta Made My Thanksgiving Holiday

By Michelle C. Carr-Crowe

“Where did I put it?” For hours, I’d been searching the usual places I set my REALTOR® photo ID card and badge holder necklace which also holds my professional identification, debit and credit cards—my desk, my charging station, the car, and next to my bed. No luck.

I was supposed to be packing for our annual family reunion Thanksgiving trip to Disneyland but the mounting anxiety prevented me from moving forward. I kept fussing and double-checking the same places, and then looking in odd ones—my library book bag, the bathroom, the office.

Finally, I began retracing my steps from when I last remembered I had it the night before. I went back to my house, no luck. I went to our neighbor’s house, no luck. As I was sitting in front of their house in my car, forcing myself to praise God in advance for answering my prayer to find it before we had to leave in the next two hours, my phone rang.

“This is Jose Acosta of Acosta’s Gardening Service. Is this Michelle Carr Crowe?” When I responded with a yes, he said the magic words I’d been praying to hear. “I found a wallet with your card and information in it.” He kindly gave me his address and said I could come pick it up from his home that night. He performs the gardening service for a neighbor of ours and had found it in the street where I’d parked my car the night before. Although I had lots of useful info in it, my home address wasn’t in there.

Jose Acosta’s honesty in reporting he found my case, and especially his timeliness in calling me as soon as he’d gotten home from work, truly made my Thanksgiving holiday. His integrity saved me from further anxiety and wasted time, and allowed me to complete my packing in peace, and fully enjoy a long-anticipated family reunion in Disneyland.

Jose Acosta, thank you again and God bless you. And to anyone looking for an honest and trustworthy gardener, I encourage you to call Jose Acosta of Acosta’s Gardener Service in San Jose, Calif. at 408.229.1706.