Random Acts

Nov 1
After church (and nap time), I sit our 4 and 2 year old daughters down to discuss the goal of a month of demonstrating kindness. After the explanation, I ask them to think of something kind to do today. Ally, our 4 year old, thinks for a minute and then turns to her 2 year old sister and gives her a super sweet, super gentle kiss on the cheek. Ava, the 2 year old, responds by gently stroking Ally's arm like she is a kitty cat. They both smile sweetly, then giggle, and then smile with great pride. Ally then looks at me and beams, 'See mommy, that's kind." It was oh so simple and oh so sweet and oh so encouraging to start at home.
We then sat at the kitchen table together and colored and wrote letters to friends and family we haven't seen in a while. Once we had finished, the girls raced to the mailbox with great excitement to mail the letters.

Nov 2
We call a neighbor who has a 10 day old baby. We volunteer to watch the oldest son for the afternoon while the middle child, baby and mommy nap. At 5PM, we deliver the oldest son home with fresh baked cookies that the children had cooked for mommy. She beamed with joy and gratefulness. So did we.