Good Afternoon Stampers,
Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day with the ones you love. We had an amazing weekend. We started off by taking the kids for a train ride. They loved it and we enjoyed spending time with them and relaxing. Valentine's Day was unbelievable. My family and my assistant's family went to the local nursing home after church to pass out 100 Valentine's Day cards. It was an unbelievable time in which we were so blessed and that made our Valentine's Day perfect. The three children to the left are my assistant's children, my great aunt is in the middle, and the three to the right are my children.
It was unbelievable to see the love, caring, and tenderness that all our children demonstrated in caring for those who are sick. They handed out each card with such compassion as they saw so many ill patients. One moment that stuck in my head forever was when my assistant's son handed a Valentine's Day card to a blind man at the nursing home. When he realized he was blind, her son opened the Valentine's Day treat so tenderly and placed it in the patient's mouth to help feed him. I couldn't help but cry. We realized there is so much we take for granted and we are truly blessed to have our health, our sight, our loved ones with us. Our husbands were so blessed to be there, too.
My youngest son was very blessed and loved being there with the residents. Everytime he handed out a Valentine's Day card he looked at me and smiled. I can't explain it but it was a smile from deep within in which I knew he felt so happy to be doing this. I was so proud of him as he had such a spirit of giving and NEVER asked where his Valentine's Day present was. He was blessed to be there and it is very visible by his excitement in this picture. He had a great time visiting all the residents, including our great aunt who is also a resident.
In this picture, you will see my assistant's daughter posing for a picture with her grandmother who is terminally ill. Her grandmother was so happy to see her and tears streamed down her face to see her precious grandaughter.
As you can see from these pictures, we were blessed. All children big and small partcipated and all were happy to be there. My oldest son helped our daughter pass out Valentine's cards and she made sure to let every patient know it had a stamp and a sticker on it (I think I see a future SU demonstrator, lol).
We were all blessed beyond words and we are so grateful for the wonderful family and friends God has blessed us with. We have decided that we will continue doing this every other month and visit different places. It is important for all of us to realize how blessed we are. It is so easy to get so caught up in our own world and think that nobody has it as bad as we do. Honestly, there is always somebody who has a situation that makes ours look so insignificant.
I encourage each of you to make something and do Random Acts of Kindness and be blessed by the spirit of giving. I would love to hear about those things you have done to bless the lives of others.
Make sure to come back in the next hour for an Eggcoutrements Easter Post and the winner!
Have a wonderful and dazzling day,
What a wonderful and touching way to spend a family day together.
Posted by: lisa808 | February 17, 2010 at 08:14 PM