Our family is doing 25 acts of random kindness throughout this holiday season. These acts can't be things we regularly do! This will forsure be a tradition in the upcoming years. Here are our 25 acts :)
1- My friend broke her leg so I helped her put up her decorate her house for Christmas.
2- We took a family a meal. Their mom just had surgery.
3- We bought a Salvation Army bell ringer a hot cup of coffee.
4- We donated some money to the Ronald McDonald House charity.
5- We bought groceries and donated them to our church's food pantry.
6- We donated some clothes to a family.
7- Eva Grace took her teacher her favorite drink to school everyday for two weeks. (Diet Coke with Lime is hard to find).
8- I took pictures of a family and made them all copies.
9- Made cookies for our hard working mail man.
10- Took some cookies to Mr. Jerry and Mrs. Ann from church.
11- Got some paint and took some fresh cookies to the paint guys.
12- Gave some cookies to the cable guy who was fixing our cable.
13- The girls went Christmas caroling at the nursing home with Grandma and her friends. (AWESOME!!) Ella took her Santa hat of and an old lady yelled at her to, "Put it on, It's cute!" Thankfully, it didn't scare her and she did. After singing, the girls mingeled through the crowd with Grandma. The residents seemed very happy to see sweet girls. I was a proud mama. This was my favorite RAK so far!
14- Taped quarters to vending machines at Salsas. We put them on notes the girls made saying, "Please enjoy our Random Act of Kindness. Merry Christmas. Luke 2."
15- Eva Grace and Ella went caroling with Grandma in Bay. They sang to some of the elderly and shut-ins. This was one of Eva Grace's favorite RAKs.
16- Brought shopping buggies inside from the parking lot at the Dollar Tree... and it was raining... and cold. I have to add that we had joyful hearts :) No complaining was heard from anyone.
17- We wrapped a dollar in a note (like on #14) and left it on the toy aisle in the Dollar Tree.
18- Ella fixed her friend's toy.
19- Ella prayed for Eva Grace when she was sick. (unprompted)
20- We brought in the neighbors' trash cans after the trash ran. We did all down the street!
21- Burt paid extra on someone's Verizon bill!
22- We opened doors for people everywhere we went!
23- Helped an older lady in Hobby Lobby parking lot get in the store with her small kids.
24- Eva Grace did Emma's chores one day.
25- Emma made Eva Grace soup when she wasn't feeling well, and cooked supper for the family a few nights!
This project was a lot of fun and very rewarding. We all learned, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Acts 20:35~ Can't wait to see what we do next year!
