Flowers

My Pastors Wife is in the hospital having some surgery. Due to the nature of her condition her immune system has been compromised.

One thing i hated when my counts were down I coudnt have anything Raw to eat. there were many stipulations that goes right along with this. limited visitors, face masks, but one of the worst thing is No fresh floral. here you are in the hospital with people sending you flowers and you cant bring them in your room.

I made this silk arrangement for her in the hopes that they allow them in her room. if not, then she can see them when she is home in a few days

Pay It forward Day

Tomorrow is Pay it forward day. Even though I could not get the video to the correct size i still feel this is important enough to post



Help three people ~ change the world

Say thank you

RAK day 5

OK the last day of random acts of kindness week.

Kindness Gifts

This is what I will be working on... as i have much room for improvement!

The Gift of Listening...
But you must REALLY listen. No interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your response, just listening.

The Gift of Affection...
Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends.

The Gift of Laughter...
Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny stories. Your gift will say, "I love to laugh with you."

The Gifts of a Written Note...
It can be a simple "Thanks for the help" note or a full sonnet. A brief, hand-written note may be remembered for a lifetime, and may even change a life.

The Gift of a Compliment...
A simple and sincere, "You look great in red," "You did a super job" or "That was a wonderful meal" can make someone's day.

The Gift of a Favor...
Every day, go out of your way to do something kind.

The Gift of Solitude...
There are times when we want nothing better than to be left alone. Be sensitive to those times and give the gift of solitude to others.

The Gift of a Cheerful Disposition...
The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone, really it's not that hard to say, "Hello" or "Thank you."

Rak day 4

Random acts of kindness day 4.

Be kind to the earth.

This would be the same as earth day! something I am HORRIBLE at. At least i can really see where I need some improvement in this area.

what have I already done?

Buy a Nalgene (water bottle) and a filter, instead of bottled water.

I actually have like 4 of these, and they are virtually indistructable, I did however break one and Nalgene replaced it for me! {that's the bottle in the pic, I dropped it while it was frozen}

Switch your lights from incandesent, to floresent.

The nicest about this one was they last so much longer than regular bulbs, and they cut down on the cost of your electric.

Switch from plastic lunch baggies to storage boxes.

yea you have to wash them, but you dont have the "apple on your PB&J" sandwich! also! the 4 oz gladware cups you can fill with Jello, and make your own snack packs.

what else can I do?

Economize on car use. Do as many things as possible on one trip.
Keep your car tuned up.

Pick up trash along the road.

do more recycling

make a compost box

Turn off lights, heaters and fans when not in use.

Take in your plastic grocery bags to be recycled or better yet use fabric!

What am I doing today?

my car's in the shop and I'm going to stay put for a few days. maybe I'll even sew a few grocery bags.... I wonder if I can find someone's pattern!

RAK day 3

Random acts of kindness day 3

Kindness to your community.

This is doing things that will benifit where you live. Basically a volunteer in some capacity.

Give a pint of blood to the local Red Cross blood bank

Take a dog for a walk at the local animal shelter

Visit an elderly neighbor and bring them cookies

Pick up litter as you walk home

Read to children and adults in literacy programs

Shovel snow or rake the leaves for a senior citizen...free of charge

for more ideas

What am I doing? I am spening the afternoon at my local Retirement home.

RAK day 2

Random acts of Kindness Day 2

Kindness to your colleagues.

Well, I'll be honest with you I had NO IDEA what a colleague was until this AM. So lets define it for everyone.

according to define.com:

1. an associate you work with.

2. a person who is a member of your class or profession.

so in MY interpetation. These people fall into this category; co workers, spousal coworkers, committee members, organisation members, group members, classmates, teammates, etc.

Now that we know what they are and who they are, now we can do nice stuff for them!

Bring a cup of coffee or tea to a colleague

Put an anonymous supportive note on a colleague's desk

Drive a colleague home from work

Give a compliment

Tell your boss how much you appreciate how he/she supports you

Say "good morning" to everyone you work with today

Offer to switch a shift with a colleague when they need time off

Praise the work or attitude of someone you work with

need more ideas?

what am I doing? I am going to bake a batch of brownies for my husband co workers.

RAK day 1

Random acts of kindness day 1
Be kind to yourself.

Most new mommies know that the worst part of it, is that you have NO time for yourself. and if you want to take care of someone else first you must take care of yourself.

So I dedicate day 1 to "do something nice for yourself"

here are some "low cost" examples of what you can do for yourself:
Make popcorn and watch a favorite movie again
Buy yourself flowers
Celebrate who you are!
List all the things you would love to try and dare yourself to do one
Create three positive affirmations and post them on your desk and at home
Visit a friend you haven't seen in a while
Take a bubble bath by candlelight
Buy a journal and starting writing
For more ideas please click here

what am I doing? I am going to treat myself and my husband to a nice dinner out of steak and shrimp at Hoss's.

Random acts of kindness week

Random acts of kindness week is Feb 9th through the 13th.

The week is an invitation for individuals, schools, community groups, service clubs, businesses, health institutions, schools and churches to join hearts and hands to create a better world.

A kind act is "random" when it is unexpected-done simply out of the will to extend goodness, person to person, without expecting anything in return.

This organisation focuses on many diffrent ways to be kind;

Kind acts to self

Kind acts to collegues

Kind acts to Community

Kind acts to the Earth

This week I will focus on doing kind things that fall in line with this. Please join me in my quest to be kinder, and try not to let it stop at the end of the week.

Keep up with my blog this week to get ideas on what you can do to make this a kinder world!