Yesterday was my daughter's (Sissy) birthday. When we first moved to Pueblo West I decided that I was going to surprise my kids on their birthdays by bringing them lunch from one of their favorite fast food restaurants. The first year i put a can of soup in my oldest's lunch box. When he got to lunch that day he was trying to figre out how to open a can of soup and heat it up when I walked in with lunch. I have made it each time for my oldest son's and my daughters birthdays. Yesterday I had a bunch of appointments so I wasn't able to bring Sissy lunch. My wife said she was almost in tears when she heard I couldn;t make it. Talk about breaking a guy's heart. I told her I would bring her lunch today.
I just got back from having Sonic with Sissy. I even smuggled in an extra corn dog for Dave. On the way back I stopped to give my wife a kiss and to say hi to my youngest son. Man, life is good.
Its funny because brining them lunch really doesn't take a whole lot. I miss a little bit of work, eat some relatively unhealthy food and have to drive a bit, but it is worth it to see the look of joy on their faces. The other kids look on like I brought them tickets to Disney Land for a week or something. It is neat to see the faces of the teachers too as they try to figure out why I am there. Some of them will just come out and ask me and I love telling them it is a special day and so I brought lunch.
Remember, the most significant thing you do today or this week may be something that doesn't cost much money or time and yet makes the day of someone else. Imagine how much better life would be if we worked harder at finding the simple things to bless each other with and less time complaining. I hope you find a way to show one person in your life how much they mean to you today.
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