Happy Birthday

August 16, 2017 by EmmasDad Leave a Comment

Happy 17th Birthday to Emma! Several packages got mailed today with extra goodies in them, and then the kids and I went to Starbucks and bought a few gift cards to give out. We paid for the car behind us. We were headed to Target and as we drove past Chic Fil A I handed my card to the kid in the parking lot and asked him to buy someone dinner. Then we went to Target to grab our stuff and found a few moms with crying babies to give a card to. Then we stopped at Raising Cane’s and bought dinner for someone else. We watched her videos and I told the kids about her birthday. Summer was so excited to tell her Dad when he got home that today was Emma’s birthday. It was really sweet. Tristan often prays that she’ll come alive again.

I was thinking about how nice strangers can be. Yesterday at Aldi’s I was grumpy because while I had a lot of change, I didn’t have any quarters to get a shopping cart. Some nice guy gave me a quarter and it really made my day. Today me and this girl were trying to load some chairs into my van and they got out of their car and loaded it for me. People are kind.

Making a difference for our grandmother.

The Story of “The Flower Girls:” #itallchangedwhen My role models have taught me how powerful kindness is and how far a little kindness can go, so when I became the role models of my little sister and her friend, I made them my priority. I became determined to be that positive role model they needed.continue reading…

Students show act of kindness

Hi there! I am a customer of yours and was truly touched by your story…and so very sorry for your loss. I am a 5th grade teacher in Rockaway, New Jersey and this is my 26th year of teaching. I always try to instill and inspire my students to always give back to others, tocontinue reading…

Amtrak journey

We were on our way to NY on the train when a young mother with 2 boys – under 3 years of age – boarded. She was trying hard to get her family to Chicago from Ft Worth , TX . The kids were acting up bad. So I did all I could to helpcontinue reading…

Full Circle

When we got back from holiday break in January there was a kid missing from my English class for 2 weeks and when I asked I found out his family was in Arkansas with his grandmother who had been diagnosed with cancer. For our January Emma service we found the address and put together acontinue reading…

My golden heart son.

So today, was push mobile day, an annual cub scout activity that the boys have to push this wooden car with a friend sitting on it. Because of some new rules, one of the boys from my son’s group that had arrived late couldn’t participate in the races. He got pretty sad. When they announcedcontinue reading…

It’s going to the dogs….

I live near the state of New Mexico, but I live in Arizona. I heard about a young dog that is in the municipal shelter in New Mexico needing a home. I am trying to find this girl a forever family (she has had 3 in 6 months…) that will provide her unconditional love andcontinue reading…