This seventh day of December found me in need of some goodness, as my body feels like it is fighting off another attack of germs, with a dose of anxiety thrown in, just to keep me on my toes and on the proverbial pins and needles. Fortunately, for me, I didn’t have to look very far for the goodness that I was seeking, as I found it in the form of my youngest daughter. She is living proof that charity begins at home.
While both of my daughters are loving and caring young ladies, my youngest daughter is truly one of the most compassionate and kindest people I know. My daughters are among my greatest teachers, and I joke about wanting to be more like them when I grow up. Truth be told, I really do. During a season, when many children are making long Christmas lists and counting down the days until said gifts are opened, I found my daughter preparing to celebrate Christmas in a different way.
She busied herself gathering her gently used toys, books, and clothes to donate to a local charity that serves families in need, and she took great delight in making Christmas cards for some of our special friends. She also volunteered to help me finish up some household chores. She did all of these things without any prompting from me or anyone else, and she did not do them to garner attention or praise. She did so simply because she seizes opportunities to help others and to make other people’s days better and brighter through her small acts of kindness. I cannot speak for the other recipients of her kindness, but I know that she certainly made my day better.
This story you shared…this very special blessing is such a gift in and of itself. Your daughter doing such a kind and compassionate act is truly heart-warming. Thank you for sharing this small glimpse into your world. I also wish you good health and that the “germ bug” decides to go elsewhere! Feel better and please tell your daughter a stranger in Canada thinks she has done an awesome thing! 🙂 Peace be yours friend!
Many, many thanks for such a lovely note, and I will be sure to give my daughter your kind message. I am most proud of what good people my daughters are, and I hope that they always remain so. I wish you and yours all the best!
Thank you, and as I much as I appreciate the compliment, their dad and I will be the first ones to say that we hit the jackpot with our girls. They really are extraordinary, and the world is a better place because they are in it.
Thank you so very much for sharing such a beautiful poem and your most kind words, as they touch my heart. I wish you and your family all the very best.
It is one of the most wonderful gifts to see your childrn becoming a loving part of this world. I have 3 children and try my best to be a good role model in helping others. They are good kids, no doubt! But they are still very self centered! I am happy that you have so much love just right next to you!
Thank you for sharing this. I tell my daughters all the time that it matters more to me that they are good people in this world more than anything else, and so far, they are:)
Like mother, like daughter. A beautiful post. My children have been my saviours this year and I am proud of them, which I say all the time. You are a great mother to bring up such wonderful daughters. 😀
That is truly the highest compliment you could give to me, so, I thank you so very much! I am glad that your children give you reason to be proud, and I would say that has to do with you being their wonderful mother.
Kristi, she is a gem, just like her mother. You both are a credit to those around you and those you cannot see whom you impact. I look forward to future tributes to what she will do. BTG
Thank you so much for the very lofty praise, as it really means a lot to me. My daughters are truly extraordinary, and I know that they will continue to change the world for the better.
Your daughter sounds a lot like The Creature’s Mom and Dad – (my human’s daughter)… God bless them all- and you too- you must be a Pawsome mom to have a daughter like that!
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This story you shared…this very special blessing is such a gift in and of itself. Your daughter doing such a kind and compassionate act is truly heart-warming. Thank you for sharing this small glimpse into your world. I also wish you good health and that the “germ bug” decides to go elsewhere! Feel better and please tell your daughter a stranger in Canada thinks she has done an awesome thing! 🙂 Peace be yours friend!
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Many, many thanks for such a lovely note, and I will be sure to give my daughter your kind message. I am most proud of what good people my daughters are, and I hope that they always remain so. I wish you and yours all the best!
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How lovely. You must have being doing a great job with your daughter.
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Thank you, and as I much as I appreciate the compliment, their dad and I will be the first ones to say that we hit the jackpot with our girls. They really are extraordinary, and the world is a better place because they are in it.
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Heart warming. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you for reading this and for your kind words!
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Thank you for sharing . Reading your post , a poem came to my mind which would like to share .
How blessed are they who recognize
A gentle heart with their own eyes
To see the soul that lies within
And come to know they’ve found a friend
And they are blessed indeed
For all who share with those who need
Are not diminished by their deed
Instead they grow in faith and love
nurtured by the Lord above
And they are blessed indeed
Those freed from worry night and day
about the things they gave away
find peace of mind beyond compare
Because they took time to care .
And they are blessed indeed
For those who give without a gain
accept the sacrifices and pain
They bow their heads and bend their knees
And know the ONE who matters sees
And they are blessed indeed
By : Linda Lee Gleason
Your daughter , her way of being from within has these qualities which manifests outside of her . Blessings to you and your family .
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Thank you so very much for sharing such a beautiful poem and your most kind words, as they touch my heart. I wish you and your family all the very best.
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It is one of the most wonderful gifts to see your childrn becoming a loving part of this world. I have 3 children and try my best to be a good role model in helping others. They are good kids, no doubt! But they are still very self centered! I am happy that you have so much love just right next to you!
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Thank you for sharing this. I tell my daughters all the time that it matters more to me that they are good people in this world more than anything else, and so far, they are:)
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She sounds like a Bodhisattva in the making. 🙂
May both of your daughters stay blessed and happy.
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Aw, thank you so very much for the kind words!
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Like mother, like daughter. A beautiful post. My children have been my saviours this year and I am proud of them, which I say all the time. You are a great mother to bring up such wonderful daughters. 😀
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That is truly the highest compliment you could give to me, so, I thank you so very much! I am glad that your children give you reason to be proud, and I would say that has to do with you being their wonderful mother.
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Kristi, she is a gem, just like her mother. You both are a credit to those around you and those you cannot see whom you impact. I look forward to future tributes to what she will do. BTG
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Thank you so much for the very lofty praise, as it really means a lot to me. My daughters are truly extraordinary, and I know that they will continue to change the world for the better.
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Your daughter sounds a lot like The Creature’s Mom and Dad – (my human’s daughter)… God bless them all- and you too- you must be a Pawsome mom to have a daughter like that!
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Thanks for such purr-fect response! It was the cat’s meow, and it made me smile like the Cheshire cat:)
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Awww- why thank you human! I’m glad it made you smile!😺🌹
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Kristi you have set such a beautiful example for your daughters. It does not surprise me at all that they are compassionate caring young ladies.
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Many, many thanks for sharing such kind words and such a lovely compliment, Sheila, as it really is touching!
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Children learn what they live. 🙂
Congratulations and blessed Christmas to you.
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Why thank you so very much, and i wish you and yours the merriest of Christmases!
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