“I follow three
rules: Do the right thing, do the best
you can, and always show people you care.”
~ Lou Holtz
Sometimes opportunities
come our way and we are given a few minutes time to think and respond. Other times, more time is needed to make and
carry out a plan, which is what three young people chose to do to make others
feel special on Valentine’s Day.
Jayme Wooley, 15, is a
sophomore at Axtell High School, outside of Waco, Texas. Last Valentine’s Day, Jayme noticed that
while several girls received flowers or other gifts, there were some girls that
were left out. Not wanting that to
happen again, Wooley bought 170 flowers so that every girl at his school would
receive a Valentine. Jayme told CNN,
“Over the past couple of years that I’ve been at Axtell, not all of the girls
were able to get flowers and stuff.
Sometimes, it’d just be a secret admirer or popular girls. It felt heartbreaking that not every girl was
feeling special.” On Valentine’s Day,
Jayme handed a flower to every girl from 6th to 12th grade. Because of his act of kindness, other guys
took the lead and held the door open for the girls. Wooley responded, “I’ll probably never forget
that moment of just seeing their faces brighten up. I don’t want anybody to feel less important
than anyone else.” Jayme is hoping that
this is a tradition that will continue even after he graduates.
Kayleigh Whatley is a
second grader at King Elementary in Katy, Texas. She has already developed a tender heart for
others. This year she bought 20
carnations so she could give one to every classmate. She knew that would make them happy and feel
special.
A student at Troy High
School in Troy, Ohio, began working on a Valentine surprise in September. Using different colors of paper, origami
hearts were made and the student wrote “you are loved” on the outside part of each
of the folded hearts. Other than a few
faculty members who gave permission and let the student in the school, the
giver of the hearts remains anonymous.
On Valentine’s Day, as the 1,504 students entered the school, they were
greeted with a colorful origami heart attached to each locker. A well-planned idea, which took hours and
months to complete, was a delightful and appreciated success.
Whether it’s spur of the
moment or an idea that takes extra time, energy, and planning, may we each be
willing to do our part to lift others up and accomplish the good works God
prepared for us to do.
Do
everything in love.
1 Corinthians 16:14
Do
nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value
others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to
the interests of the others.
Philippians 2:3-4
For we
are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God
prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10
And
whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord
Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians
3:17
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