Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Kind deeds - tis' the season!
so... I was shopping at Target last Thursday and ended up purchasing a chocolate fountain for The Arts Council - as I went to pay for my purchase, I pulled out my new card holder, that a precious friend recently gave to me.
The cashier went crazy over my new gift.
I took note of her name, writing it down as i went back to my car.
I rarely do this kind of thing - sadly, because I tend to have many meaningful intentions that fall through the cracks as I live my life.
This time, I actually followed through on what I thought would be a really cool act of random kindness.
I purchased a card holder for the cashier and took it to her on Monday. I found that they sell these nifty little pieces of art at Steinmart.
Yeah, I was a little nervous, I didn't want her to think that I was a weirdo - I wanted to show her that sometimes people give for no reason at all - to show a little love to someone who may have needed it.
I waited in line, and for a split second I thought of just dropping the gift at the manager's station, but remembered that he told me to give it directly to the cashier myself...
Oh well, I was up - it was my turn to purchase something, but all I had was a little gift bag and a card in my hand... I told her that she may not remember me, but I remembered that she loved my card holder - and I wanted to give one to her.
She came across the counter and hugged me so tightly that I thought I was going to bust!
She said, "how sweet!" "oh my goodness!" "I cannot believe you did this for me!"
Yeah, I pretty much walked away feeling like I was floating on cloud 9 - it feels so good to make someone's day, for no real reason at all.
I gave her a Christmas card with my name and phone number in it - telling her to call me anytime, I will be there for her if she ever needs me.
The lady in front of me, ironically, gave this cashier a little "fake" gift card - it had a picture of a package on the front, and her church information on the back. It really was only an invitation to church. (even though it looked pretty nice)
I actually felt even better about my act of random kindness, because I met, maybe not a need that day, but I definitely made a small wish come true. =)
It's about going the extra mile!
Lives will be changed by generous people and the kind deeds they perform. (and of course, by the God that gives us the heart to show love to others)
Questions, comments, concerns? Please feel free to E-mail!
The cashier went crazy over my new gift.
I took note of her name, writing it down as i went back to my car.
I rarely do this kind of thing - sadly, because I tend to have many meaningful intentions that fall through the cracks as I live my life.
This time, I actually followed through on what I thought would be a really cool act of random kindness.
I purchased a card holder for the cashier and took it to her on Monday. I found that they sell these nifty little pieces of art at Steinmart.
Yeah, I was a little nervous, I didn't want her to think that I was a weirdo - I wanted to show her that sometimes people give for no reason at all - to show a little love to someone who may have needed it.
I waited in line, and for a split second I thought of just dropping the gift at the manager's station, but remembered that he told me to give it directly to the cashier myself...
Oh well, I was up - it was my turn to purchase something, but all I had was a little gift bag and a card in my hand... I told her that she may not remember me, but I remembered that she loved my card holder - and I wanted to give one to her.
She came across the counter and hugged me so tightly that I thought I was going to bust!
She said, "how sweet!" "oh my goodness!" "I cannot believe you did this for me!"
Yeah, I pretty much walked away feeling like I was floating on cloud 9 - it feels so good to make someone's day, for no real reason at all.
I gave her a Christmas card with my name and phone number in it - telling her to call me anytime, I will be there for her if she ever needs me.
The lady in front of me, ironically, gave this cashier a little "fake" gift card - it had a picture of a package on the front, and her church information on the back. It really was only an invitation to church. (even though it looked pretty nice)
I actually felt even better about my act of random kindness, because I met, maybe not a need that day, but I definitely made a small wish come true. =)
It's about going the extra mile!
Lives will be changed by generous people and the kind deeds they perform. (and of course, by the God that gives us the heart to show love to others)
Questions, comments, concerns? Please feel free to E-mail!
Labels: christie ponjican, dan ponjican, Heavenview, Serving our generation
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That is a really special thing to do, and a good reminder of times someone else has done the random act of kindness thing for me - did I pass it on? :)
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