Jennifer Ziegler helped an 81-year-old lady through the gate to her apartment. During the short walk, Jennifer learned that the lady enjoyed watching the birds from her living room window. She lamented that her bird feeders stayed empty now because the bags were too heavy and she could no longer fill the bird feeders. Knowing the birds brought her new friend joy, Jennifer decided to keep a bag of bird seeds in the trunk of her car and told her friend she would be by at different times to fill the feeders. The lady hugged her and said, “The Lord brought you to me and GOD BLESS!” Jennifer responded, “Needless to say, the Lord brought her to me today as well. You see I lost my Mom a year ago and really needed that connection too.”
Hailey Ann Smith, dressed in a long evening gown, was on her way to play the harp for a wedding. She hit stand still traffic on I-85 in Georgia. Knowing it would do no good to be upset, Hailey got out of her car, set up her harp, and began to play. The stuck travelers gathered around and were delighted to have something to enjoy while they waited.
Cannon, a young teenager from Midwest City, Oklahoma, has taken the 50 Yard Challenge to a new level. After mowing 50 yards for free, he chose to participate in the 100 Yard Challenge where he mowed 50 additional lawns for free for single parents, the elderly, disabled, and veterans in his city. Now Cannon is signed up for the Military Edition, where he will mow 50 lawns for active-duty military and veterans. He just completed mowing his 101st lawn for a disabled Navy veteran!
An electric crew, from Port Huron, Michigan, spent more than three weeks restoring electricity after Hurricane Helene. Grateful that they never lost power, Brittany Leach and her husband had stayed busy helping family and friends. As they passed a group of linemen, working in the neighborhood, they decided to go to the store and buy things to make sandwiches. They also purchased chips, treats and additional snacks to take to the workers. When delivering lunch, Brittany teased that the workers should come to dinner, since she was making jambalaya. When they took her up on the offer, Brittany and her husband headed back to the store for additional groceries. Leach recounted, “There is such joy seeing people enjoying a hot home-cooked meal who are so deserving of our gratitude for what they are doing to help our communities. They are working 16-hr days. They deserve kindness!”
Whether it’s something small or big, may we be quick to look for ways to bless, help, and encourage others.
This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
Titus 3:8
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