Wednedays Kindness

Good Morning Friends,

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I have made a?one of my goals today?to share more kindness. More unity and More empathy; and I know that's really easy to write, but it's also easy to do. It takes a second to hold the door for someone; a couple extra minutes to let a frazzled mom cut in line ahead of you at the store; 20 minutes to make a batch of cookies to make someone's day; five minutes to write a co-worker a note giving some positive reinforcement; about five seconds to share a hug; and virtually no time at all to share a passing smile with those we encounter during our day. The opportunities are endless……

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“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.”

― Kalu Ndukwe Kalu

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“If you're reading this...

Congratulations, you're alive.

If that's not something to smile about,

then I don't know what is.”

― Chad Sugg

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The Glasses

Mother's father worked as a carpenter.??On this particular day, he was building some crates for

the clothes his church was sending to some orphanage in China.??On his way home, he

reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone.??When he mentally replayed

his earlier actions, he realized what happened; the glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed

and fallen into one of the crates, which he had nailed shut.??His brand new glasses were heading for China!

The Great Depression was at it's height and Grandpa had six children.??He had spent $20 for those glasses

that very morning.??He was upset by the thought of having to buy another pair.??"It's not fair," he told God

as he drove home in frustration.??"I've been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and

now this."

Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on furlough in the United States.??He wanted to

visit all the churches that supported him in China, so he came to speak one Sunday at my grandfather's

small church in Chicago.??The missionary began by thanking the people for their faithfulness in supporting

the orphanage.??"But most of all," he said, "I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year.??You

see, the Communists had just swept through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my

glasses.??I was desperate.??Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses.

Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my coworkers and I were

much in prayer about this.??Then your crates arrived. When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair

of glasses lying on top.

The missionary paused long enough to let his words sink in.??Then, still gripped with the wonder of it all,

he continued: "Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just

for me!??I want to thank you for being a part of that."

The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But the missionary surely must have confused their

church with another, they thought.??There were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.

But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the

Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

Wednesday's Laugh.......or two

I was in Tesco's and I saw this man and woman wrapped in a barcode. I said, ''Are you two an item?''???

I'm in great mood tonight because the other day I entered a competition and I won a years supply of Marmite......... one jar.????????????

So I went to the Chinese restaurant and this duck came up to me with a red rose and says ''Your eyes sparkle like diamonds''. I said, ''Waiter, I asked for a-ROMATIC duck''.

Four fonts walk into a bar the barman says ''Oi - get out! We don't want your type in here''????????

I was having dinner with Garry Kasporov (world chess champion) and there was a check tablecloth. It took him two hours to pass me the salt.

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