Kind deeds of love and
service continued!
“Some believe it is only
great power that can hold evil in check.
But that is not what I have found.
I have found that it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folks that
keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of
kindness and love”.
Gandalf
92....Today
Brad took the day off and took to the grill. He lit up both the Big Green Egg
and our backyard open pit grill. He did 4 chickens, 3 racks of ribs, 2 tri
tips, 18 sausages and a mess of brussel sprouts. He proceeded to smoke and
grill them over oak, mesquite and lemon wood. Once he was finished, he made up
"care packages" and started to deliver. One went to our chiropractor
- his mom is at her end of life stage. He and his wife are keeping her at their
home and are delivering 24 hour care. One went to neighbor down at the end of
our street. Brad found out they were going through foreclosure and we saw the
moving trucks there today. One went to our neighbors across the street - she is
in remission from brain cancer. One more will go to our elderly next door
neighbor. I shop for her and she does get Meals on Wheels, but they don't do
anything as delicious as Brad's BBQ. We of course will
get some good leftovers."
93. From Karen Cunningham: This last month I have been delivering homemade zucchini bread and chili sauce made from the last successful plants in my garden to neighbors and friends. I had my grandkids, Kohen and Knox help me deliver a few times. The best part of these many experiences was being able to spend time visiting with these wonderful people. Some relationships I had developed while I was serving as Relief Society President years ago and had not kept up as I should have. I know this doesn't sound like much but when I think of Grandma Cunningham and her special fudge, I realize that her ability to show love and concern for others around her may start with a gift, but ends up with a personal relationship that she continues to cultivate. It takes a little effort to serve others, but I have witnessed it as a blessing in my life when doing so, and hopefully will be able to help someone in need along the way. I appreciate so much, Mom's example of hard work and love for her family. This gal never sits still, she is always working on a project and usually it is to benefit others somehow. I hope to share true Christlike love as you do for this year and many, many more. I love you!
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94. Grandma has always been an inspiration to me.
She has always had an open heart and shared everything she has with everyone.
Her loving and sharing attitude inspired our family to donate some of the items
that we have to others that may need them. Now that the season is changing and
its getting colder we decided to collect all of the blankets and coats that we
no longer used and donate them to The Road Home to help the families in the
area that would need coats and blankets for the upcoming winter. It took a
little while to explain to our kids why there were some people that didn't have
homes and coats and blankets, but once they understood the need others had they
were very excited to help. The experience we had was great and we were very
thankful we were in a position to be able to help. We're so thankful to have
Grandmas loving example in our lives and don't know where we would be without
her.
From Travis Cunningham and family
Thanks to everyone who helped on Jo's birthday book!!
“Great things are wrought through
simple and small things. Like the small flecks of gold that accumulate over
time into a large treasure, our small and simple acts of kindness and service
will accumulate into a life filled with love for Heavenly Father, devotion to
the work of the Lord Jesus Christ, and a sense of peace and joy each time we
reach out to one another.”
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