Acts of Kindness

Happy New Year!!! I am prayerful that everyone reading this article was able to share the holidays with family, friends, loved ones or just that someone special. Jimmie, the girls and I enjoyed a week of no obligations or preplanned commitments (at least Jimmie and I did, the girls may not agree). For those of you who have been with me for awhile, you’re familiar with our busy family schedule; often referred to as “organized chaos”. It felt great to sleep in and take it day-by-day. During the holidays I had the opportunity of witnessing some awesome “Acts of Kindness” worth sharing.

As many of you know, I work part time in a retail store. Well, a customer purchased a $25 gift card and gave it to me. She explained that her church was participating in something called “Acts of Christmas” and she chose to bless me. Caught off guard, all I could say was “thank you”. By the time I realized what happened, she was gone.

A few weeks later I saw one of our regular customers. She was introducing her grandkids to me when, a women walked in the store and interrupted our conversation. “Excuse me. Are these your items? The customer said, yes. Do you mind if I bless you and pay for them? The customer said, no”. Then the woman went on to explain that she had been picking different people once a week. Her husband had recently lost his job and she just wanted to bless someone else who may be in their same situation.

Today I went to one of my hairstylists, who’d been out on maternity leave. After viewing the new baby photos, I asked her what was her final outcome in reference to childcare. She proudly shared how one of her retired customers volunteered to watch the baby free of charge. Insisting on paying something, my hairstylist was told to pay whatever was placed on her heart.
The elderly couple use to watch their grandchild; but she started kindergarten this year. Excited to have a little one in the house again, the couple went out and purchased baby items as well. How awesome is that?

We all know this world is filled with hurting, angry, evildoers. The media is a constant reminder of that. It gives me great pleasure to share simple “Acts of Kindness”, from ordinary people; like you and I. In the future, I will share a list of suggested “Acts of Kindness” we could all participate in. If you have any, send them to me and I’ll add them to the list.  Until then…take care.