Sunday, April 4, 2010
Story Number Six
I want to say "Thank you" for all the responses and messages about this blog. I am very excited about sharing these stories and hope to continue to add as many stories as I can. Story number six happened while I was at work. I went to greet my client and she seemed very upset. She told me right away that she was very emotional and she had a lot going on in her life. She apologized for her tears and said she would try not to cry during her appointment time. For the next forty-five minutes I listened and wished for her, healing. I walked her up to the desk so she could check out. The receptionist handed her a gift card and told her that this was from another client in the salon. My client was confused and asked why would they do that. The receptionist told her that the the client was sitting near her in the waiting area and could tell she was upset and wanted to do something that might cheer her up. My client wanted to thank the kind person that did this and the receptionist told her that this person didn't want her to know who they were. Wow! I just witnessed a random act of kindness in all it's greatness. I hope that this will awaken awareness to keep our eyes and hearts open to the people all around us.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Story Number Five
Story Number Five:
Last summer was a big year for my husband and I. We had just had our second child and we were barely able to pay our rent and buy groceries. Times were tough to say the least. We were reminiscing about our great paying jobs we had before moving back to the Midwest. We had a sudden knock on our front door. My husband went to see who it was. A couple of minutes had passed and I realized he was still outside. I went to see who was here. He was standing with a man that was maybe in his fifties, I had never seen him before. They were in mid conversation and I overheard the man say he had recently been laid off. He told us that he worked for GM and that they relocated him and is family to Minnesota. A few months later they let him go. He told us he has been looking for work ever since. He looked at me and said with a smile that "he was a christian man and he trusted that God was going to take care of him." (What he didn't know was that my husband and I were talking about how we need to pray and trust that our life will get better just minutes before) I looked right back at him with tears in my eyes and told him that. He said that "maybe God sent me hear to remind me of that". I had to excuse myself and go inside. I literally fell to my knees. My husband came in and told me that, this man had stopped because he noticed a dent in our car and wanted to fix it for a really affordable price. My husband said he would love for him to fix the car but we can't even pay our bills. What happened next will blow you away. Ten or fifteen minutes passed and that man came back to our house. He handed me money and with tears in his eyes told me he felt like he was meant to give us this money. He hugged me and told me we are all going through this and then he walked away. To this day I have no idea who he was but I am forever grateful.
Last summer was a big year for my husband and I. We had just had our second child and we were barely able to pay our rent and buy groceries. Times were tough to say the least. We were reminiscing about our great paying jobs we had before moving back to the Midwest. We had a sudden knock on our front door. My husband went to see who it was. A couple of minutes had passed and I realized he was still outside. I went to see who was here. He was standing with a man that was maybe in his fifties, I had never seen him before. They were in mid conversation and I overheard the man say he had recently been laid off. He told us that he worked for GM and that they relocated him and is family to Minnesota. A few months later they let him go. He told us he has been looking for work ever since. He looked at me and said with a smile that "he was a christian man and he trusted that God was going to take care of him." (What he didn't know was that my husband and I were talking about how we need to pray and trust that our life will get better just minutes before) I looked right back at him with tears in my eyes and told him that. He said that "maybe God sent me hear to remind me of that". I had to excuse myself and go inside. I literally fell to my knees. My husband came in and told me that, this man had stopped because he noticed a dent in our car and wanted to fix it for a really affordable price. My husband said he would love for him to fix the car but we can't even pay our bills. What happened next will blow you away. Ten or fifteen minutes passed and that man came back to our house. He handed me money and with tears in his eyes told me he felt like he was meant to give us this money. He hugged me and told me we are all going through this and then he walked away. To this day I have no idea who he was but I am forever grateful.
Story Number Four
Story Number Four:
I was telling my coworkers about my blog. I asked them if they had any stories that they wanted to share, please let me know. Later that day I had given my fellow co worker a haircut and she asked me what I wanted for doing that for her. I told her I would love for her to share a story with me, if she had any. She told me that she had recently been to a laundry mat and when she got home later that day she realized she had forgotten a load of laundry. She went back and to her surprise someone had put her laundry in the dryer for her, dryer sheet and all. She couldn't believe it, not only was her laundry still there but someone had been kind enough to move her clothes to the dryer and pay for it as well. She looked around to see if there was anyone there and there was a man sitting there. She asked him if he was the one that did that and he answered "yes." She offered him money for the dryer and he politely refused.
I was telling my coworkers about my blog. I asked them if they had any stories that they wanted to share, please let me know. Later that day I had given my fellow co worker a haircut and she asked me what I wanted for doing that for her. I told her I would love for her to share a story with me, if she had any. She told me that she had recently been to a laundry mat and when she got home later that day she realized she had forgotten a load of laundry. She went back and to her surprise someone had put her laundry in the dryer for her, dryer sheet and all. She couldn't believe it, not only was her laundry still there but someone had been kind enough to move her clothes to the dryer and pay for it as well. She looked around to see if there was anyone there and there was a man sitting there. She asked him if he was the one that did that and he answered "yes." She offered him money for the dryer and he politely refused.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Story Number Three
Story Number Three:
We had a snow storm a couple of weeks ago. Our driveway has received quite a bit of snow this winter. We do not have a snow blower and let me tell you shoveling is a pain in the butt. We do our best to keep up with it. This day in particular we had received a lot of snow and I wasn't able to get out and shovel because of the kiddos. I was doing dishes and looked out my kitchen window and saw a someone plowing our driveway. I couln't believe it. I was still in my pajamas so I quickly got dressed and ran outside. I shouted to the man driving thank you and smiled from ear to ear. I wanted to get his name, but when he saw me getting closer he smiled and drove away. I don't think this man wanted me to know him, he wanted to do something nice for someone with out getting credit for it. THANK YOU SNOW PLOW GUY!
We had a snow storm a couple of weeks ago. Our driveway has received quite a bit of snow this winter. We do not have a snow blower and let me tell you shoveling is a pain in the butt. We do our best to keep up with it. This day in particular we had received a lot of snow and I wasn't able to get out and shovel because of the kiddos. I was doing dishes and looked out my kitchen window and saw a someone plowing our driveway. I couln't believe it. I was still in my pajamas so I quickly got dressed and ran outside. I shouted to the man driving thank you and smiled from ear to ear. I wanted to get his name, but when he saw me getting closer he smiled and drove away. I don't think this man wanted me to know him, he wanted to do something nice for someone with out getting credit for it. THANK YOU SNOW PLOW GUY!
Story Number Two
Story Number Two:
My mom told me a story of when she was a young girl. She was babysitting some kids while their parents were out of town. They left my mom money to take the kids to the movies. Everyone was excited. They parked their car and gave the keys to the attendent and headed for the movie. They got all the fun stuff like popcorn and soda. My mom had used up all the money. My mom and the kids went to get the keys to the car and the attendent asked her for $1.50. My mom had no idea that you had to pay for parking. She was so embarrased. What am I going to do, she thought. I have no money left. There was a woman behind my mom waiting in line. She stepped forward and handed my mom the money for parking...with a smile. My mom was so gracious and to this day has never forgotten that woman that helped her. My mom has taken that random act of kindness with her and has payed it forward a dozen times over.
My mom told me a story of when she was a young girl. She was babysitting some kids while their parents were out of town. They left my mom money to take the kids to the movies. Everyone was excited. They parked their car and gave the keys to the attendent and headed for the movie. They got all the fun stuff like popcorn and soda. My mom had used up all the money. My mom and the kids went to get the keys to the car and the attendent asked her for $1.50. My mom had no idea that you had to pay for parking. She was so embarrased. What am I going to do, she thought. I have no money left. There was a woman behind my mom waiting in line. She stepped forward and handed my mom the money for parking...with a smile. My mom was so gracious and to this day has never forgotten that woman that helped her. My mom has taken that random act of kindness with her and has payed it forward a dozen times over.
Story Number One
Story Number One: This story was the one that spurred this blog. My husband and I had just moved to a new town. The town we live in has a population of 1,495. We have not had the opportunity of meeting anyone in town because of our busy lives. We both work and have two kids and a dog. We were sharing one car between the two of us for almost four months. We were finally in a postion to maybe get our second vehicle fixed. We took it to the local Auto Repair Shop. We dropped it off at night and called to see if they could look at it and give us a diagnosis whenever they got a chance. We received a call and they told us it was going to cost us six hundred dollars. My husband and I decided that it was too much and that we would have to wait. I gave the shop a call in the morning and kindly told him Thank you for looking at our truck, but we were not in the position to get it fixed. He paused and said " You know what, we are going to fix it and you can pay us when it works for you, two weeks, next month, let us know." Here was a man that had never met my husband or I and he was willing to do this for us....just because.
Hello to everyone. I wanted to start sharing some Acts of Kindness. I have decided I want to focus on writing stories of Kindness. I am going to share stories that were told to me from my family and friends. I will also share stories from my own life as well. I wanted this blog to be about random acts of kindness but I would also like this blog to include any story that involves Kindness. I am sure you are catching on to to the theme. Please read these stories and feel free to share this blog with anyone and everyone. I would also love new stories. If you have any that you would want to share go ahead and email me and I will post it for you. Help me share the word of kindness and spread the love. With Gratitude, Katie.
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