Last Summer I found this post on Pinterest by Courtney DeFeo of "lil light o mine" and I was immediately inspired into action. But of course, because I'm slow on the blogging front, it took me until seeing Robyn's post of a similar fashion to remind me of what a great experience it was and actually blog about it. So here goes.
The two posts I refer to are from two women who chose to demonstrate random acts of kindness, the first around Christmas time, the next on her birthday. After reading all of the wonderful things they {and others} did, my family and I were inspired to do the same thing.
So, in November of 2012, we set out to demonstrate a random act of kindness every day of the month. {It seems that many people get warm, fuzzy, and sweet around Christmastime. I like the idea of doing these things in March, or July, when it's not around a season of Thanksgiving. When will you be inspired?}
Here we go...
1. Shipped Halloween candy via Operation Shoebox to military overseas. An excellent way of getting rid of the Halloween candy, btw.
2. Anonymously delivered homemade corn muffins to a friend. {Kids loved learning about the "ding-dong-ditch" technique!}
3. We made cards for someone sick. Daddy had just had his no-more-babies surgery {the kids had no clue what was up} so we made cards for him.
4. Delivered ham & cheese croissants to some homeless people at a park.
5. Made a bird seed ornament for the kid's school garden.
6. Anonymously chalked someone's driveway while they were out.
7. Opened the doors for people at the grocery store. The kids used their "magic" to open the doors. Made lots of smiles.
8. Went to the Dollar Tree and packaged up supplies for Operation Christmas Child.
9. Snuck into a house and cleaned the oven. {I actually haven't done this yet - we missed a day - but I plan to. Watch out! You know who you are... I think.}
10. Picked up trash at a local park. Very eye-opening for the kids to see where trash can end up if you don't throw it in a garbage can or recycle bin.
11. Thanked the Sunday school & Bible study teachers/childcare workers for all of the hard work.
12. Brought our baby to visit an eldery couple in the neighborhood who do not get out much. It's amazing how many of our kids' everyday nuances can bring such joy to people.
13. Babysat for a friend so she could run errands without her two kids.
14. Cookies to a friend, ding-dong-ditch style... The kids get such a kick! So suspenseful!
15. The kids showed extra love to our sweet dog who doesn't get much attention these days, now that we have three kids.
16. Made pillowcase dresses {patterns available} for Little Dresses for Africa.
The organization recently updated that they need donations of Sani-Panties. A huge problem in Africa is girls missing school because of their period. Please consider making some Sani-Panties and sending them on. They'd make a huge difference!
17. Surprised a friend with a peach pie!
18. Performed a puppet show for Daddy when he got home from work.
19. Kids wrote a letter to their Mimi telling her how much they love her.
20. Left a dollar in a book at the library... Surprise!
21. Brought Ovaltine to an eldery neighbor who was ill and rapidly losing weight because he wouldn't eat anything but hot chocolate at the time.
22. Wrote a note of Thanks to my next-door neighbor who often comes over to "watch" the baby while she naps so I can run out and get the kids at school without having to wake the baby.
23. We saw a military man in the grocery store and thanked him for protecting us. He gave the kids some cool Velcro patches!
24. Kids drew cards for all family members present and left them outside their door for them to see Thanksgiving morning.
25. Returned grocery carts to the store from the parking lot.
26. Delivered zucchini bread to a neighbor who just moved in.
27. Went through all our toys and clothes at home and made donations at the local Goodwill.
28. Rang the bell for a Salvation Army volunteer.
29. Brought a flower to our favorite grocery clerk at the grocery store.
30. Left oranges for our postman with drawings from the kids.
I'd love to plan with the kids and pick a bunch more things to do, then pick one day out of the month, or week, and spread some love! Will you join in??
.molly
The two posts I refer to are from two women who chose to demonstrate random acts of kindness, the first around Christmas time, the next on her birthday. After reading all of the wonderful things they {and others} did, my family and I were inspired to do the same thing.
So, in November of 2012, we set out to demonstrate a random act of kindness every day of the month. {It seems that many people get warm, fuzzy, and sweet around Christmastime. I like the idea of doing these things in March, or July, when it's not around a season of Thanksgiving. When will you be inspired?}
Here we go...
1. Shipped Halloween candy via Operation Shoebox to military overseas. An excellent way of getting rid of the Halloween candy, btw.
3. We made cards for someone sick. Daddy had just had his no-more-babies surgery {the kids had no clue what was up} so we made cards for him.
4. Delivered ham & cheese croissants to some homeless people at a park.
5. Made a bird seed ornament for the kid's school garden.
6. Anonymously chalked someone's driveway while they were out.
7. Opened the doors for people at the grocery store. The kids used their "magic" to open the doors. Made lots of smiles.
8. Went to the Dollar Tree and packaged up supplies for Operation Christmas Child.
9. Snuck into a house and cleaned the oven. {I actually haven't done this yet - we missed a day - but I plan to. Watch out! You know who you are... I think.}
10. Picked up trash at a local park. Very eye-opening for the kids to see where trash can end up if you don't throw it in a garbage can or recycle bin.
11. Thanked the Sunday school & Bible study teachers/childcare workers for all of the hard work.
12. Brought our baby to visit an eldery couple in the neighborhood who do not get out much. It's amazing how many of our kids' everyday nuances can bring such joy to people.
13. Babysat for a friend so she could run errands without her two kids.
14. Cookies to a friend, ding-dong-ditch style... The kids get such a kick! So suspenseful!
15. The kids showed extra love to our sweet dog who doesn't get much attention these days, now that we have three kids.
16. Made pillowcase dresses {patterns available} for Little Dresses for Africa.
The organization recently updated that they need donations of Sani-Panties. A huge problem in Africa is girls missing school because of their period. Please consider making some Sani-Panties and sending them on. They'd make a huge difference!
17. Surprised a friend with a peach pie!
18. Performed a puppet show for Daddy when he got home from work.
19. Kids wrote a letter to their Mimi telling her how much they love her.
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21. Brought Ovaltine to an eldery neighbor who was ill and rapidly losing weight because he wouldn't eat anything but hot chocolate at the time.
22. Wrote a note of Thanks to my next-door neighbor who often comes over to "watch" the baby while she naps so I can run out and get the kids at school without having to wake the baby.
23. We saw a military man in the grocery store and thanked him for protecting us. He gave the kids some cool Velcro patches!
24. Kids drew cards for all family members present and left them outside their door for them to see Thanksgiving morning.
25. Returned grocery carts to the store from the parking lot.
26. Delivered zucchini bread to a neighbor who just moved in.
27. Went through all our toys and clothes at home and made donations at the local Goodwill.
28. Rang the bell for a Salvation Army volunteer.
29. Brought a flower to our favorite grocery clerk at the grocery store.
30. Left oranges for our postman with drawings from the kids.
I'd love to plan with the kids and pick a bunch more things to do, then pick one day out of the month, or week, and spread some love! Will you join in??
.molly
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