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Regular Acts Of Kindness

Turning 60 - My Gift To You, Your Gift to Others Today, I am 60. And, my blog turns 10. Six decades of living. A decade of writing. This year, my hearts desire for this milestone birthday/blogiversary post is to give each one of you a gift! And to ask you, dear reader, to give a gift away. The idea grew inside me as I watched men and women serve my husband and I, as well as hundreds of other hotel guests, last weekend on a birthday get away. I tried to thank each employee, who I passed in the hallway, for their service. And when I did they stopped, smiled, and seemed blessed, yet completely surprised. From our getaway weekend, I drove to Arizona to visit family and celebrate my dad, who shares my birthday. A major renovation was going on at the hotel where I stayed. For four days, I watched the work crew tearing out the old and putting in the new, in 100 plus degree weather. Each time I passed one of those hard workers, I told them they were incredible and “God bless you!” Then, later,...