I was so sad to see all the damage that happened this week in Oklahoma from the tornado. Such damage is so devastating. One of my fellow bloggers at Coupon Closet is local to the area hit and has put together a nice list of places that are accepting donations.Please, use good judgement about where you send your money. Unfortunately there’s always someone looking to … [Read more...]
#26acts: Kindness For Newtown (12) – It Involved a Scotts Coupon
I realize it has been a long time since I did one of my #26acts of kindness. In fact it has been that long that the kids have been asking when we are going to do something nice for someone again.The other day I printed out the $25 Scotts Snap Spreader coupon and headed to Walmart. I found the spreaders and put the coupon with the matching item. I hope someone came along … [Read more...]
#26acts: Kindness For Newtown (11)
Here is act 11 in our #26acts of kindness. My daughters colored and sent these pictures to their great-grandma the other week. And I'm super happy they took the time to make these pictures as it was the last mail they will ever get to send to great-grandma. Last week their 89-year old great-grandma passed away. While her health had been declining recently it was still rather … [Read more...]
#26acts: Kindness for Newtown (10)
When we attended the Disney On Ice 100 Years of Magic we did another of our #26acts of kindness. While paying for our parking, I handed the parking attendant enough money to cover the parking for the car behind us as well. I hope our small act of kindness motivated them to show random kindness to someone else.Take a moment to do a small act of kindness and you will bring … [Read more...]
#26acts: Kindness for Newtown (9)
Our 9th of #26acts of kindness was one my 7-year old chose to do. I showed my daughter the great deal Edible Arrangements is running right now on 1 dozen of fruit and told her she get one as a gift for someone. So today she is giving her school teacher this Edible Arrangement gift. I'm glad for the great teacher my daughter has and was glad she wanted to give her this small … [Read more...]
#26acts: Kindness for Newtown (8)
This was our 8th of our #26acts of kindness and I must say it was my favorite one so far. One of my friends recently told me about a single mom who struggles to make ends meet. So my family and I went through our pantry and health and beauty stash and filled two bags for this family. The fun part about this was we just dropped it off at her door one night and anonymously called … [Read more...]
#26acts: Kindness for Newtown (7)
Our 7th of #26acts of kindness was nothing major but hopefully it brightened someone’s day. While getting lunch at Burger King I bought a $5 gift card and gave it the lady taking orders. I asked her to give it to the next person who came through the line.Part of the reason I share these acts here with you, is to show that kindness doesn't need to cost much, actually it can … [Read more...]
#26acts: Kindness for Newtown (6)
Act 6 of our #26acts of kindness was chosen by my kids. The other day when we were out shopping, they put money in the Salvation Army bucket. It blesses me to see there willingness to give and I hope that the money they gave will make a difference in someone else's life.I would love to be inspired by the ways you are showing random kindness to others. Please let me know … [Read more...]
#26acts: Kindness for Newtown (5)
My kids had Dairy Queen coupons that were about to expire, so the other day we headed out to use the coupons. We went inside to order and eat and while I was paying I gave the cashier a $5 bill and told her to use it for the next person who came to the drive thru. This was our 5th act of our #26acts of kindness.We were still there when the next customer came through. The … [Read more...]
#26acts: Kindness for Newtown (4)
I have been having a great time spreading little bits of kindness around my community. I have come to wonder why I didn't do things like this before. Hopefully this kindness not onlybrightens the recipients day but I found out when I do random deeds I have received the happiness that comes with giving to others.Our fourth act of #26acts of kindness was a simple one. We … [Read more...]
#26acts: Kindness for Newtown (3)
My kids and I carried out act #3 of our #26acts of kindness in honor of the Newtown victims, a couple of days ago when we were at Toys R Us. We handed this Toys R Us gift card to the cashier and asked her to give it to the next person who came through her line. I hope that this small gift made someones day. I would love to be inspired by the ways you are showing random … [Read more...]
#26Acts: Kindness for Newtown Act 2
Yesterday I wrote this #26acts post about paying it forward by committing 26 random acts of kindness. What acts have you been busy doing? Today I bring you our second act, this one done by my daughter. She gave her bus driver a bag filled with items she chose. Her gift included things like candles and soap. It wasn't anything huge but just her way of saying thanks to her … [Read more...]
