Isn’t that just like life? You have all of these miserable days for a while, and then a good day. Boy, does that make that good day extra special.
Many of you have asked about the tornado that went through Andover and if we were affected. You’ve asked if we were OK and if the business was OK. Yes, to both of those questions. However, that’s not the case with some people very close to me. I would never want to capitalize on someone else’s misery, but the point of this newsletter is to show how you can minister to a lot of people.
I had a woman who works for me sometimes, make a huge, delicious-looking meal for someone very close to me. When we took the meal to someone very close to me, her first inclination was to reach out to the neighbors who had nothing left—no house, no clothes, no food and on and on. She reached out to one family who was living in a motel since the tornado hit, and she realized how much it would mean to give that whole meal to that family. You see they had been living on fast food in a hotel. The woman on the receiving end had just mentioned how great it would be to warm something up in their room. Wow, what a way to minister to people. It may seem like a little thing to you, but it may mean the world to other people.
One woman, who came in for our Mother’s Day event, had her house hit by the tornado. She was laughing about all the things that had hit their house and how a lot of unusual items ended up in their yard. I found it amazing that even in tragedy she could laugh about it. Her words to me were you’ve got to find humor in it or you’ll go crazy. One person’s house that I saw that was completely demolished and the roof was completely missing, plus it only had three walls standing, had put a sign in the yard that read, “Open House this Sunday.” Tears came to my eyes as I read it, but knew it was their way of saying, “Yes it’s bad, but we’re going to make it through this event, and we’ll grow stronger through it.
So my point is,— little things matter a lot in a big way. So if you can, start to practice what you may see as a small act. But it may be an act that would give someone hope for a brighter future. Or, just to know that someone knows who they are and cares. It doesn’t have to be a victim of a catastrophic event. Just someone who needs to know you care.
Flowers seem to speak life into our lives. A bouquet of flowers could speak volumes to someone God lays on your heart.
So let’s celebrate this beautiful Spring day by doing something special this day or in the upcoming days to celebrate people we love and some we don’t even know.❤️
We’re getting ready for our Patriotic event in a June. I can’t wait to hear your stories about what you did that made someone else’s day so memorable. You’re all the best!
Patriotic Event June 9,10,11
Debbie
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