To the editor:

I would like to publicly thank the owner of TCBY. Last Monday morning, my children and I were waiting for it to open when my oldest daughter noticed the flags at half staff and asked what happened. I tried to explain the Orlando massacre in terms they would understand and answered the inevitable questions of what we would do if we were ever in that situation and why it happened.

Just then the door opened and the owner invited us in out of the heat, offering to get the frozen yogurt started as soon as possible, even though it was 30 minutes before opening. That simple act cheered up my children and touched me deeply, reassuring me that goodness still exists in this world. So thank you TCBY for unintentionally reminding me in a moment of heartache and fear that my children are much more likely to encounter kindness on a daily basis than terror.