So, last week being the doozey that it was, with a week full of fever, missing work, sanitizing and resting, I totally dropped the ball on the
Valentines Blogging Party. We were supposed to have our packages delivered by the 7th...but that didn't happen. Sorry Holly!
She's a jewel! Go check her out when you get a chance!!
This was a fun little match up hosted by the following:
Holly sent me the cutest package filled with lots of goodies:
2 cute coffee mugs, that had a boy on one and a girl on the other.
They were fishing and and the boy caught the girl. SO CUTE!
A soft hot pink scarf, some EOS lip balm (which I got her too!!!), a new rubber stamp,
some scrapbook stickers, that cute lace necklace, pens, lotion and candy!
So much fun!
I always love doing these exchanges! It's a challenge shopping for a stranger, but it's fun!
And who doesn't love getting mail?!?!?
So, thank you Holly! For your thoughfulness!
This has also proven to be quite a challenge, because we were quarenteened to the house for a week of this project, but we managed to share the love a few times.
One morning, we (
if ones's down, we're all down. I'm really referring to Easton here, but you get the point) were feeling a bit better so we made a batch of
Chocolate Chip Cookies. We ate a few ourselves, but then bagged up the rest. I decorated the fronts of the bags and put a scripture on the back. We passed these out to a few sweet deserving folks. Who doesn't like homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies???
After Easton's Dr's appointment, we took Frosty's to my Nana and Great-Grandaddy.
He's staying with her while he recoveres from Pneumonia.
She's a caregiver to so many. Constantly doing for others. Never taking time for herself.
She's a daily example of sharing the love!
One of the best parts of this was explaining to Easton why we were taking these Frosty's to Nana.
To teach him to serve others is very important to me.
I liked him being able to see first hand the smile that a little surprise can bring to someones face.
We were also the recipient of #sharethelove!
My sister-in-law, Jamey, brought us Chick Fil A for lunch and also brought me a Baby Ruth and a sweet card.
She went home with a bag full of cookies. ;)
I gave my CarHop at Sonic an extra tip...and some cookies.
To see the smile on her face, it was priceless.
Even yesterday, when I stopped to get my morning Sweet Tea, she thanked me again for the cookies!
Folks, a little goes a long way.
I also slipped in my favorite, York Peppermint Patties, into a FedEx I was mailing for work.
I got an email today thanking me.
Again. Something so simple, brought a smile to someone.
That's what it's all about.
None of these things cost me very much money at all.
Time? Yes. Thought? Yes.
But this just goes to show you, the little things are far more important than big.
Because who says that a bunch of little things can't change the world?
If we all did just a few more things in our day to consider others, how far would that go?
How many could we reach?
My friend
Stacey, from way back, is Sharing the Love too!
Stacey is one of those friends, that we can go WAY TO LONG without talking but when we see or talk to each other, it's just like we've never missed a beat.
She's one of my biggest cheerleaders and I love her for that.
She would do anything for anyone.
And, she's creative to boot. Girl can scrapbook with the best of them!
She is so thoughtful! All the time, not just during Love Month.
She was always doing something for someone else when we worked together.
I don't get to see her much anymore, but I'm certain she's still taking care of those she loves, and even a few strangers too.
Lances Aunt Kathy told me how she helped out an older lady in front of her in line at WalMart.
The lady couldn't find her money and Kathy jumped right in to help.
She was completely shocked that Kathy would do this for her.
Don't you wonder how many times that lady thought of Kathy throughout the day?
And who knows, maybe she passed it on to someone she saw in need.
Love you Kathy!
Love your heart!
I love hearing different stories of how easy it really is to share the love.
Let's not stop here! Let's keep going.
Remember, it doesn't have to be World changing to make a difference.
Galatians
5:13 For you were called to freedom, brothers.
Only do not use
your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh,
but through
love serve one another.
Check out these other gals and see how they shared the love!
If you've shared the love and posted about it, be sure to link up below.
It will show up on all of our blogs!
Happy Love Day to Y'all!
XOXOXO
