Random Acts of Kindness

Yesterday we cut back our daisies that are growing in the front yard.  They were my mother's day gift from last year and as beautiful as they are, they were in desperate need of a trimming.  So my husband cut them back, and had the idea of tying them into dozens and giving them to people in our neighborhood.

Two of our kids, along with a neighbor kid, took the flowers around to different people they saw out walking, as well as people who we know in the neighborhood.  It was cool to hear the comments that people made over such a simple thing as receiving some cut flowers. 

One woman who my son gave flowers to said that daisies were her favorite flower (perfect!)  Another woman who my daughter talked to said that this was the best thing that's happened to her in a long time (can you imagine?)  There was a man who playfully asked, "What am I supposed to do with these?" to which the kids answered, "Stick 'em in water and put them on your table!"  My daughter and her friend were approaching one house with flowers when they looked in the front window and saw a woman holding up daisies, pointing to them with a smile as if to say, 'Your brother beat you here!'

Certainly a reminder of how a simple, free gift can create happy hearts.

The Rest of the Story

Personal Finances Personal Freedom is a book that chronicles the story of a family getting out of over $40,000 worth of debt in just under two years.  It speaks candidly of the misconceptions that led this married couple into paying for a lifestyle way beyond their means.  In the end, they realized their love of money was beginning to affect the well-being of their children.  This revelation led to them making the major decision to bust out of consumer debt.  To make a long story short, God blessed them to pay off their debt years before what they had originally projected.

This is our story.  Personal Finances Personal Freedom is my book.  However you will not find it on-line or at a bookstore--yet.  God has not yet spoken to me as to how to go about getting it out into the hands of others, and I am adamant that I am going to wait to hear from Him.  I have begun to wonder recently if the reason He hasn't released me to print the book is because the story is not finished.  I finished writing the book, but maybe God hasn't writing finished the story.  And maybe us getting our mortgage paid off is going to complete the story, showing everyone who reads the book what a mighty God we serve.