Day 14, July 1, 2010

One of the greatest random acts of kindness you can do is to spend time with the elderly and older members of your family. I took the time to talk with members of my mom and dad's church who thought my girls were the prettiest things they had seen in a long time. Spending time with them relaxes you, makes you look at life in a simpler way, and also to stop and be thankful.

Today we spent time visiting relatives. I really needed this. I learned so much about my family I didn't know. I am a 4th generation Shawnee Indian. I have been scanning old pictures so that the relatives have them to keep. I am going to take them and make books for everyone. This will be a huge act of kindness but means a lot to me. I believe we really need to know what we came from. I have one picture made in the 1800s. Secretly the girls and I thought the woman looked like a witch. Maybe there is more I need to investigate.

I am so thankful and miss living close to family. I don't want to leave. Even though I have lived longer in Kentucky than in West Virginia this is still home.

Blessings everyone.

Day 13, June 30, 2010

Wonderful day today! The girls and I traveled to Parkersburg, WV to spend some time with my mom and dad. Along the way we decided to perform our random act of kindness on the road. We stopped at a rest area in Huntington and decided to make someone's day by loading the vending machines with money so that anyone who comes in to make a purchase will be surprised to find money waiting on them. This was so much fun!!! I didn't stick around to see reactions but I bet they were priceless. I really hope a small child discovers the change and thinks that it was sent from heaven.

If feels so good to be with family and back home so I am not going to spend another minute blogging but my mom whats to swing on the porch. Yes, we swing on the porch in the city too.

Blessings.

Day 12, June 29, 2010

Now the whole family is involved. Lonnie won VIP tickets to a Blake Shelton concert at a vineyard outside of Lexington. These tickets included dinner so they were around $100 a piece. Lonnie knows I am not a country girl, I am a city girl. When he told me, I at first was sure, let's do this. I was willing to suffer and figured I can have a good time no matter where I am at. The more he thought about it he knew a young couple who he thought would enjoy the tickets and experience and he really wanted to surprise them. The couple had a super, super time and were so appreciative. Oh young love!! That seems so far away yet so close.

Day 11, June 28, 2010

Day 11.

I had it planned but God layed other people in my path. Oh how I love Jesus!! I had a few errands to run today. First was the post office. There is always a line at the post office. I am now in the habit of just hanging out because I know God is going to bless me or someone else and I am waiting with baited breath. There was an elderly gentleman just sitting, looked like he could be homeless. I watched him as each person entered his path. "Hello" he would say. "And how are you on this beautiful day?" Oh my goodness, I just knew this was a god incidence. As I was waiting in line a father came in to send a package to his son in the military currently in Afghanistan. He started talking about it's contents and that the first week his son was over there his vehicle took on a fire storm but he was brought through. I prayed for his son and parents. He said his wife had quit smoking several years ago but after the firestorm she had begun again. Please Lord watch over this soldier and his family. God is at work in so many people's lives. Pray that He uses your life to be a blessing.

Day 10, June 27, 2010

We began the day rocking it out at church! There is no better way to begin the day than in the presence of so many people who are on fire for the Lord. Amen!!

Today's inspiration came to me at church. The recent series we have been studying is One Another and today was specifically Pray for One Another. We were inspired to envision what the church would look like if we loved and showed love to everyone. The kindness revolution for me is to show that love to others through the acts of kindness in hopes that the recipients will be touched by our Lord. Prayer, as Pastor Daniel said, is the most powerful thing we can do for another person. He also prayed for God to lay someone on each of our hearts that we need to to pray for, forgive, be forgiven, or mentor and love. He also encouraged us to take more time for prayer and to listen as much if not more than when we talk with the Lord. I cleared my mind and heart and believed that the Lord would present to me a name or face of someone I needed to make amends with. I want God to know that I am earnest in my prayer life and I don't want anything blocking my prayers. I just knew I would receive an answer. We preceded on to an eating establishment. That is the protocol. Church and then eat. Ha. Low and behold, in the restaurant walked someone I had not spoken to since we had a difference of opinion over a situation at daycare. This was over 15 years ago. I behaved as a typical jungle animal when she felt her cub had been harmed. I knew as soon as she walked through the door she was there for a reason. We have not spoken, made eye contact, or acknowledged each other let alone crossed path in that many years. This was no coincidence.

Now to the act of kindness, I have written a letter to her, telling her I am sorry for my reaction and I forgive her for the action that prompted my anger. That I want us to be able to greet each other in public and that I no longer harbour ill feelings toward her. She is a child of God the same as I and in this family of God we have no room for enemies or ill feelings.

I am including a link to the sermon in case anyone would like to hear the outstanding sermon that inspired today's act of kindness.
www.crosspointchurch.com

Love to you all and have a blessed day!

Day 9, June 26, 2010

Day 9....what will I do today. Asked my honey bunny for help. My brain just wasn't functioning since I declared this week my "staycation". I bought a little pool, filled it, encouraged hubby to join me and so began our staycation. It was really nice to just have time for the two of us. We talked, laughed, etc.... It was time for dinner. We thought hot dogs on the grill and why don't we take dinner down to Ashley and her co worker. They were so busy and we thought that would be so nice for them not to have to worry about running somewhere very quickly. We called. They were not feeling veggie dogs on the grill (they are both vegetarians). Ok, so what are you feeling. Subway they said. Thus I aim to please so I went to Subway and delivered dinner. As you can tell from the picture they were pretty happy. Until tomorrow.

Day 8, June 25, 2010

This will be a short one since I spent the entire day trying to complete my act of kindness. So often as parents we put everyone and everything ahead of us. We have managed to decorate and fix and refix the other areas of our house but always save the bedroom for last. Last never seems to get here though because something else always breaks down or too much water destroys your dining room. To make a long story short, I thought it would be kind to work on our bedroom and make it a place where we can go to get away from the daily grind of life. I spent many hours today working on this and I am proud to say it is well on it's way. I am going to finish it before the dining room, the bathroom, the garage, the kitchen and yes even the kids rooms. I love you hubby and my random act of kindness was geared to you today.

Good night everyone.