Day 10 Roses
A few days ago I watched a video on Huffington Post of Cami talking about her journey toward giving and there were scenes of her handing out flowers to perfect strangers mostly. The look of surprse on their faces was priceless. I was in the supermarket yesterday morning and hadn't really decided what to give for the day. I spotted a dozen beautiful peach roses and I bought them.
The first one I gave was to the supermarket checker. Oh, how precious her look of gratitude was. She held up the rose and said, to no one in particular, "She gave me a rose!" I took the rest of the roses to my office and just handed them out randomly. It was so sweet to walk around the office later and see the roses on peoples desks, stuck in plastic water bottles, little jars, laying down wrapped in wet papertowels. Everyone asked, "What's this for?" All I said was, "For you".
I also finally gave the "Obamas in the White House" book to my office manager who just came back to work yesterday after being sick last week. She was so touched and loved the book. She emailed me last evening to say she owes me a hug.
The first one I gave was to the supermarket checker. Oh, how precious her look of gratitude was. She held up the rose and said, to no one in particular, "She gave me a rose!" I took the rest of the roses to my office and just handed them out randomly. It was so sweet to walk around the office later and see the roses on peoples desks, stuck in plastic water bottles, little jars, laying down wrapped in wet papertowels. Everyone asked, "What's this for?" All I said was, "For you".
I also finally gave the "Obamas in the White House" book to my office manager who just came back to work yesterday after being sick last week. She was so touched and loved the book. She emailed me last evening to say she owes me a hug.
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Comment by Deborah Hays on November 10, 2009 at 5:34am - What wonderful gives. Love the spirit and beauty of the flowers.
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Comment by Adeline on November 10, 2009 at 4:41am - Seems you had a wonderfull day !
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Comment by Sheri on November 10, 2009 at 4:29am - that sounds awesome!
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Comment by Harriet on November 10, 2009 at 4:14am - love the gives of roses and the book!
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What a gorgeous picture! Your story reminds me I need to keep a sense of humor when dealing with my own teenagers. It's a roller coaster of emotions when dealing with teens. I guess all you can do is hold on tight and try to enjoy the ride!
My first act of giving is to attend worship. Giving myself and my thanks to God for an hour seems like a great way to start.
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That is a beautiful experience you shared! How kind of you and how much you touched that family - and yours. Giving is the way to live. I'm loving this whole Giving perspective more each day and you are a great example to me!
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omg this is a beautiful shot! i hope someday to be able to have a moment like this! love it!
This is such a wonderful source of inspiration! I'm going to the library today, and will ask if I can volunteer an hour or two a week. Thank you!
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