Road Rage- Military Santa- Cup of Joe

Day 5:

We let an angry driver in front of us. She was pretty grouchy, but Timmy's Shoes hoped that something as simple as letting her through when we were stuck in bumper to bumper traffic at least made her commute home a little more tolerable. No thank you was needed, but she didn't offer one up either. Bah' Humbug!

Day 6:
We left a beautiful poinsettia on a strangers front porch, along with a Christmas card. We sincerely hope that no one tripped over it in the morning. They also had a military Santa in their front yard which made this good deed tip over on the awesomeness scale! It's hard to see because we pretty much jetted when we made the drop.

Day 7:
Timmy's Shoes purchased a coffee for the person in line behind us in the drive through.

The best prize life has to offer is not a chance to work hard and be something in the community. It is the perfume of God that resides within you.

Little Tree For Little Bears

Every year, my parents buy a beautiful tree and then we (kids and grandkids) go over to decorate together. We make jokes, drink eggnog, all that fun family stuff.

This will be our first Christmas away from my brother, and my brothers first Christmas away from his mama bear and baby bears.

Since Timmy is unable to be here physically, Timmy's shoes thought that it would be a really nice, albeit unconventional, idea to send them a little tree to decorate in his honor. I think it was really sweet too. Who knew that Timmy's Shoes had such a good sole?

Day 3:
Teeny Little Tree Surprise for Mama Bear and Baby Bears.

 Day 4:

Picked up litter outside. No one likes litter bugs.

 

 

 

When there is life and mankind, a person will live striving for good deeds, liberty and a bright life, and wish that goodness and justice will reign in the world.
Islom Karimov

Chin Up, Buttercup

This deployment has been especially tough, being as it is my brothers first. I think that even if it was his 5th it would still be difficult.

This Thanksgiving was a rough one. Mom was so sad, you could see it in her eyeball (I was on the right side of her, so that's the only one that was visible to me).

We tried our best to cheer her up, but that hole in her heart is so difficult to fill, that nothing is adequate. 

Cheer up mom. Timmy will be home before you know it.

Day 2:

Timmy's shoes sent mom a dozen delectable chocolate covered strawberries with a really sweet card that's sure to start the waterworks. I asked him why he was doing this, and he said, "Just because." *Disclaimer-These will be delivered on Thursday, so everyone shut your pie holes for a few days. K?!

For even in dreams a good deed is not lost. 

Pedro Calderon de la Barca 

Good Deeds

In honor of my brother and Christmas, Timmy's shoes have decided to pay it forward. I walked in on him donating to feedingamerica.org. He donated $10.00, that's 80 meals for one family!

The reason Timmy's shoes have decided to do this is because good deeds are infectious. We spend too much time complaining about the things that we don't have and don't need that we forget how good life can be.

The thing about doing good is that no act of kindness is too small and it doesn't require extravagance or a fortune. It could be as simple as baking cookies for a neighbor or a 2 dollar hot meal from a fast food joint for a stranger.

Be grateful for all people and all things because we only have one life to live and we sure as hell better leave this place in better shape than the day we arrived.



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Timmy's Shoes donating. http://help.feedingamerica.org/site/PageServer?pagename=GiveAMeal

Even after all this time,
the sun never says to the earth, “You owe me!”
Look what happens with a love like that,
it lights up the whole sky.
-Hafez