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Twelve Days of Christmas – Day 12
We have come to the last day of the Twelve Days of Christmas Kindness journey. But I say "it is the last day" only because it is Christmas Eve. YOU can keep the Christmas kindness journey going all year. This was just a warmup to get you used to thinking about...
Twelve Days of Christmas – Day 11
For today's kindness gift, You need not look too far To give a neighbor, friend or student A gift of gasoline for their car. Vehicles are now the way to go, No horse and buggy do we need. But gasoline can cost a lot. So give a gas card for your good deed. One more day...
Twelve Days of Christmas – Day 10
Yesterday my husband, daughters and I took my mom and dad to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. My mom has always wanted to go there at Christmas time and with my sister being sick the last several years and passing away last December, my parents had...
Twelve Days of Christmas – Day 9
Food consumption seems to increase tremendously between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I read the other day where people gain an average of 5 pounds during the holidays. I find that I bake more and cook bigger meals while my girls are home and we are snuggled in with...
Twelve Days of Christmas – Day 8
Online shopping is all the rage these days!! "Cyber Monday". "Extra 25% off online orders." "Free Shipping on all orders over $50." "Order now and it will be there by December 24th." Shoppers count on the shipping magicians to make it happen! If the vendor says it...
Twelve Days of Christmas – Day 7
All the jingle bells and holly-jolly greetings seem to go flat about now.........the last shopping weekend before Christmas. The strolling-along-looking-at decorations and leisurely window shopping attitudes have turned into honking horns and screaming at drivers to...
Twelve Days of Christmas – Day 6
Cards. Cards. And More Cards. Christmas cards used to flood our home. I have a little metal Christmas tree that has slots in it to hold cards. Growing up we would tape our Christmas cards around the door frame for decorations. They were simple cards that just had a...
Twelve Days of Christmas – Day 5
Before I talk about today's kindness challenge, I just have to share with you about yesterday's challenge which was to SMILE at someone. I was filling up my car with gasoline when one of the workers was emptying all of the garbage cans. He was an older man and kept...
Twelve Days of Christmas – Day 4
Remember the commercial for Coca Cola years ago that had a kid giving Mean Joe Green a Coke and the phrase was "Have a Coke and a Smile?" The kid smiled at the massive football player, gave him a Coke and then the man, who never smiled, smiled back! The Twelve Days...
