Adoption

I didn't really have anything to say for myself this evening so I thought I'd share a request from someone else. 

Even if you are not in a position to adopt there are ways you can help. 

Adoption is a cause that is near and dear to my heart and I can't wait for the day we adopt (still praying for God to open Paul's heart to an overseas adoption of a special needs child in addition to the sibling group are plan on adopting from the US). 

Hope everyone is having a good week!

Retail Therapy

A conversation between Paul and I last Saturday:

Me:  I'm going to pre-order the new iPhone.

Paul:  How much is that going to cost?

Me:  Uh, I'm not sure.  I've gotta go see which one I want.

Paul:  Ya know we'd save more money if you'd stop spending it.

Me:  My husband's in Afghanistan.  I'm sad.  Buying things makes me happy.

Paul:  It's good to know that if something happened to me a new iPhone would help you get over it.

And that's how we roll in our household.

Kindness Girl

I was reading my O magazine (when did I go from being the girl who lived for People magazine to the woman who now has no idea who any of the celebrities are in People magazine and loves her O & Better Homes and Garden?  How did that happen?) and I came across a blurb on a blog entitled Kindness Girl.  It is all about a woman who practices random acts of kindness and teaches her kids to practice random acts of kindness and blogs about random acts of kindness. 

It's been awhile since I've practiced random acts of kindness and as I read through this woman's blog I started to wonder when I fell out of practice.  It's so simple really to do something nice for others.  A bag of food for a homeless person, a secret gift left in an unexpected place for a friend, etc. 

One time when I was at Cheesecake Factory for lunch a soldier was there in uniform with his wife and child. We had the same server so I was able to find out that he was getting ready to deploy so I secretly paid for their meal when I paid for my own. I tell you this not to brag, but to hopefully inspire you and give you some ideas.

I do make donations.  Not monetary donations because I'm a stay at home mom (although I did give a few dollars to the disabled vets yesterday), but I donate household items to Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation (you schedule a pick up online, leave your stuff in your driveway, and they come get it and then sell it to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters programs--how fabulous is that! Plus you de-clutter your home in the process.) and donate books to my local library for their book sales (hint, hint Karin--you little book hoarder you). 

But a random act of kindness...hmmmm....so I've decided the next time I am at Starbucks and someone is behind me I am going to pay for their coffee.

What will you do for your next random act of kindness?