The Good Idea/Time to care!

Good morning to all…..

I pray that you have welcomed in your day with thanksgiving. It is a wonderful way to start out. Being grateful from the start – now there’s a set-up!

Today I want to ask a question or two….Does it really matter how we treat each other? Does a little kindness go a long way? Does going the extra mile really make a difference?

George and I have pondered these questions; so I wanted to pose them to you. How do you feel when someone gives a little extra? Do you remember them, does it make a difference in how you perceive them, and does it make an impression on you?

I would like to think that we give “it” our all. We go the extra mile. We give without expecting to get. Why do we do this???? Because it is the right thing to do.

How do you feel knowing that someone has gone the distance and them some for you? I think that it makes us feel wonderful and special, doesn’t it?

We feel blessed when someone actually cares enough to put that extra rose on the cake for us. We are blessed when a neighbor picks up our trash cans because they were blowing down the street.

We are blessed when a cashier pulls a penny out of the “give one/take one” area and says, “Here let’s use this”…as you are scrambling to find that one extra penny in the bottom of your purse or pocket.

George and I have declared that “now is the time to care!”

Our time of being nonchalant should come to an end. Our time of not caring should cease to exist.

When we are delivering something – deliver it with love. When returning a plate, put something “yummy” on it. That says, “thank you and here is a treat for you!”

Let’s get to the point where courtesies are occurring everywhere. We all do it – we all give it – we all expect it. We are all grateful for it and will not take it for granted.

“Now is the time to care.” Now is the time to show that you care.

A very good friend of mine gave a beautiful Bible to me this weekend. He cares so much that he had the Book engraved in gold for me. He could have written in the Book but he took the time and spent the extra money to have it engraved in gold. Why, because he cares and wanted to go the extra mile. He made it more special than it was.

This is what I am talking about – making someone feel special because you gave just a little more of yourself. It really doesn’t cost us anything…maybe a deposit of love out of your heart – but what is the cost – more love for you in return! How wonderful.

If I could physically reach each of you today – I would put a love note in your pocket that reads…."Today I’m thinking of you and praying that this makes a difference…in His love, Nancy " (Let this serve as your pocket.)