Ten Random Acts of Kindness

Thoughts of kindness came upon me this last week. Random acts of kindness. You know those little things that get you through the day? We all do them, even the harshest of personalities will do a kind thing some times. I have met some real distasteful persons in my life, but even they can do kind things at times. There was a time when I went through a toll booth from the Illinois border into the Indiana border. The toll was sixty cents and out of the blue my daughter Lindsay says, "Mom pay for the car behind us!" I ask why and she says she thought it would just be kind. The person behind us didn't know us, but as we pulled away, I could see the toll booth person pointing at our car and you know what....it felt pretty good!

Got Purpose?

I was reflecting today on an incident that happened back this last summer. I would venture to say it would have been called the "brink of death" for me. I was eating some venison steak one evening, as it seems to me that I have been on a low carb diet called the Primal Blue Print for six to seven months. Venison is a very dense steak and tends to be a bit drier. For anyone that does not know what venison is, it is deer meat. I absolutely love venison...especially a doe. This particular evening, my husband and I was enjoying a venison steak, when I took a bite a bit too big.

Cannibals Chicken Noodle Soup is Pure Bliss

Looking back over my week...I chuckle a bit at my youngest boy, Tad who hands down can, on a good day, beat any national comedian with the things that he says.On Tuesday I have school for my boys and my nephew. I teach spelling, english, reading and geography. This Tuesday I told the boys that I was going to only have grilled cheese sandwiches and soup for lunch. I heard the grumblings from three very disappointed little boys. Seth asks, "Mom, what kind of soup are we having?" I simply state," Campbells Chicken Noodle Soup." Tad looks at his brother and says "See Seth it is Cannibals chicken noodle soup!" So I guess that day we were going to be brutish, beast-like,anthropophagite, bush dwelling soup and sandwich eaters....he just didn't know it!

My Old Friend...Inner Turmoil

This story is referring back to an incident that happened last week to me. I have these beautiful American Indian choker necklaces that my husband bought for me, that I absolutely love. I have 2..one is black with the white bone..the other is brown wood-like beads with black. I chose to wear the black with brown and I went to town, into Walmart..thinking nothing of my amazing necklace...but someone else did. I noticed some folks were looking at my neck. Now please don't think me vain, but I am sure any woman reading this blog will agree (if she is honest with herself)  that she has been there...she has felt this at some point. We all have....

This is a Hold Up..Hand Over the Backpack!

Do you relate to the picture? I mean as a mother, wife, daughter, sister, grandchild , and as a woman do we ever feel that way? When I seen this picture today, it truly said how I was feeling today. Why do we  take on the "weight of the world" anyways? Is it expected by others, or are we our own worst enemies?

The Art of Wearing a Hospital Gown

The very art of wearing a hospital gown is overwhelming for some of us out there...right? I mean the hospital gown has its own cartoons, because they cause so much emotional distress. My daughter had her gallbladder surgery yesterday and as soon as the nurse set the folded hospital gown on the bed, I seen her eyes grow larger, pupils dilate, hands and feet began to sweat and her mouth began to get dry.

Work and Kindness

I work 3 days a week for an optometrist. My duties require me to work the front desk and some optician work, such as repairing frames,adjusting frames and removal of lenses. I take patients from the waiting area to the doctors rooms, do some testing for the doctors etc.. In recent weeks (being that I am the first person you see when you walk through our office doors) I have literally had my "head bit off" by at least 3 patients. Why does patients and patience have to sound so much alike, but are not even close to being alike? But then again I am on a quest for serenity this coming year...but sometimes my daily tasks make it hard for me to see the peaceful  things that God gives me each day. So as I think back over the last couple of weeks my mind wonders to the older man (Mr. Deneal) that came in with flowers for me, out of the blue! No he wasn't asking me out or "flirting", he just simply said to me, " You are always so kind when I come in here to get my frames adjusted and I told my wife that you are always smiling and kind, so I wanted to bring you something to say thank you." So when did 3 or 4 cranky patients (people) out weigh the one good person or act of kindness? Why does my mind always go back to the bad and not focus on the good? Maybe I need to focus on the good, lovely the kind. I mean thats what the Bible says to do. My husband preached about this very thing on Wednesday night at church. Redirecting your thoughts to that which is good and pure. So for me today I focus on Mr. Deneal and the lovely flowers of thanks and as for the cranky people.... I will pray for the Christmas cheer to come upon them....quickly!