Real Happiness!

"To find real happiness, we must seek for it in a focus outside ourselves.  As we look heavenward, we will inevitably learn of our responsibility to reach outward."  Thomas S. Monson

51.  Related by Bruce Cunningham…From my friend Nia Avalon:

My HERO for the day. I had to go to Walmart (I'm poor) to get an umbrella, some undershirts for Joe, and especially some treats for my students as rewards for doing well. I was $9.47 short when I checked out. I had been telling the clerk what all that was for, and then the guy (young, cool!) behind me in line said. "It's okay, how much are you short?" She told him. "Cool, I'll cover the difference, it's fine!" I was astonished! I hugged him and told him he was awesome. He said, "It's cool, just pass it forward by doing someone else a favor." I promise!!! YOU ARE AWESOME! You better believe I will return that great karma ten fold!! I don't know his name or where he's from and it doesn't matter. Humans Are MAGNIFICENT So pass it on! Do something kind, just because.  (For Mom)

52.  From Dacia Weese:  Donated some of my bonus from my new job to a friend in Sweden so she didn't lose her apartment…she was out of work for 6 weeks because of a work injury, and lost her job because she was gone for those 6 weeks!

53.  Helped at a bake sale and donated $50 for a friend's sister who gave her kidney to a total stranger!  (Dacia)

54.  Gabe and Josh Weese have gathered a large box of books for Kristina Hart's library that will be shipped this weekend.  Happy Birthday Grandma Jo!

55.  From my friend Kim Dunn in Mountain Home, Idaho…(Dacia's friend who wanted to contribute)
"I have always noticed a lady in my town walking everywhere and it has been unusually hot this summer.  I stopped yesterday and asked her if she needed a ride anywhere…It turns out she walks to the store every day because she cannot carry home more than a day's groceries.  I took her on base with me to the commissary where we could stretch her dollar a little more and got her fridge and pantry completely filled.  I also got her set up with the bus from the senior center so she can get to the store and her appointments a little easier"  

56.  From Dacia's friend Karen Malone in Seaside Heights, NJ…  I sent a huge box of books for Kristina Hart's library.

57.  Karen Malone and her daughter also have a food drive every year for the local food pantry.  This year they did it in Grandma Jo's name and tried to collect 91 lbs of food.  They will deliver it soon.

58.  Grandma Jo and I were at the post office today and a lady ahead of us said to her…"Please go ahead of me.  My package is for my daughter in Belarus and it always takes a long time to get it mailed."  (See…it doesn't have to be a big thing!)

59.  From Martha Baker:
"Josephine, you are one of my heroes!  I truly look up to you as a great example of how I should live my life.  Thank-you for being you and being someone I can look up to.  I have been thinking about what service I could do on behalf of your upcoming birthday.  My in-laws have been serving a 6 month mission in Wyoming at the 6th Crossing Handcart Site.  They just returned home yesterday from their mission.  While they were gone, our family had the opportunity to look afar their home, take care of the yard work, and get their mail every few days.  It was a great opportunity for me to work so that they could spend time serving the Lord.  It was not always easy or convenient to get their large lawn mowed each week and to take care of what needed to be done for them, but it was worth it.  Our family was blessed for seeing them while they served on their mission."  Happy Birthday Jo!!   

60-63.  Yesterday John & Ann Ribera and Dave and Jo Cunningham went over and cleaned up the church.  Even though she came with us for our work, we decided to dedicate that service to Mom.

64.  Camry Johnston, a young woman in our ward came last night to deliver 2 doz. cookies to Mom.

65.  Brother Hirschi and his son, Michael also came last night with pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.  It was a cookie day!