How's everyone doing this dreary Monday morning? It's now one day before Christmas Eve, so if you are not finished shopping, you'd better get moving!
I have to share my thoughts with all of you today, about 'playing it forward'. God wants for each and every one of us to count our blessings and then do something wonderfully nice for someone else. Of course, the best way to do this is by not letting them know who gave them the gift, whatever it may be.
I have to share a story with you all. I know a young woman, who is a single mom. She now has full custody of her son and her ex-husband is to be paying child support. She never took him through domestic relations, so consequently she is always at his mercy. She approached him about increasing the weekly amount (which was way too low to start). He objected! She finally got tired of the fighting to get what was owed her and she applied for child support through domestic relations.
Of course, like all government operated agencies, it will be at least two months before she even has a sit down meeting. In the meantime, after her ex was served the paperwork, he refused to give her anything until after it's all settled, because he was ticked off.
Now things were very hard, monetarily, for her. Her Mother is helping as much as she can to hold her over until this is all settled. Now, for the good news! About ten days ago, upon arriving home from work one evening, she found three grocery paper bags full of food, including quite a bit of meat. There was no note, card or anything paper attached, so she has no idea who gave her the, much needed, food. Then a few days later, she received a Christmas card in the mail, with no return address on it. Inside the card was two gift certificates to a local restaurant. Again, no name, just some reference to Santa. She also was informed by her boss, that her yearly bonus would be a bit higher this year than last year.
She is so thankful to each and every one of these people who have stepped up to help her in her hour of need. What better time to do this than at Christmas time. Now, she knows she has to 'play it forward'. Obviously she can't do that with money, but there are so many ways you can help another person.
To start, how about a big smile and a 'good morning'? How about as you are leaving a store, stop to help someone else, perhaps an elderly person, put their groceries into their car. There are just so many good deeds we can do that cost us nothing!
How about you? Do you need to 'play it forward'? I'm quite sure that you have had many blessings come your way over the years. Do you give back to another for all those blessings? I surely hope so.
I'd like to ask each and every one of you out there, to do at least one nice thing for someone else today. Oh, I know, you're all so busy, what with Christmas just two days off, but every one can spare five minutes of their time. Will you?
Susan
Here's a picture of my Christmas tree!
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