Recently I began thinking that I don't help others as much as I should. There are times that I've had a clear opportunity to help someone out. Most of the time its in the grocery store with someone in front deciding whether to get chips or broccoli and when the total comes up, the person throws out the broccoli and several other items as they count what money they have. Who couldn't help those people afford something as simple as food. They are always grateful and I leave feeling good about it and even more thankful that I am able to help. So, for the next 30 days, I will be writing about some acts of kindness that I am doing with little or no money b/c we're raising a family on a single Firefighter's salary.
I don't have a plan for each day. Last night I got out late to do my running at the Y, then went to get groceries, but nothing popped out at me, until I started driving home. I started thinking about how much Daniel has been working, studying, driving, then coming home to help me out with the kids. Daniel has been working a ton. He has 2 jobs now, is in EMT school, has to complete a certain number of clinicals that are 12 hour days each, he's a deacon at church, and comes home to work really hard on the house/yard/farming/raising kids. So, my intentional act of kindness yesterday was giving Daniel a massage before bed. I never do that for him! He even begged me one night to massage his shoulders and neck b/c his doctor blamed a week long headache on tension.
Most days my acts of kindness will be directed at strangers, but there are days when it be for family. They deserve it too and are sometimes the most neglected by my kindness. I'll try to post everyday on it, but our days this month will be busy sometimes. Everyone loves the Fall with throwing parties, watching football, going to pumpkin patches and hayrides. Its all so much fun, but sometimes it goes by way too fast and we walk away with few memories b/c of the crazy fast pace of the days that were intended for lots of memories.
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