Kindness!

Last week while working I wound up on a wild goose chase. I finally stopped and asked for directions with hopes that this person would be kind enough to just let me photograph at their beautiful orchard. To my dismay I received and "absolutely not!" So with my angry customer in tow I walked away frustrated. We were running out of day light and options. After knocking on another door with no one home, I caught sight of this silo. A little farm that screamed personality. I reluctantly knocked on the door and asked my question. My soared when the answer came. Not annoyed mind you, but cheerful and excited. That someone might want to use their little plot of land for pictures. It was a far cry from the angry patron. Gratefully I worked and got beautiful pictures to show for it.

So I ask this questions why is being kind important? You feel good when you are kind. You feel good when you can help someone out. It all works out that people even like you more.

To really enforce this good gesture of strangers, just yesterday a woman with a large cart of groceries allowed me to go ahead of her with my one item. She could see I was in a hurry and wasn't going to take long so she looked and me and said, "you just have one thing why don't you go." I was happy as a clam because I was running late to pick up one of my children. By her good gesture I was there on time.

So farmer who let me use you charming farm, and sweet lady at Target. Thank You for showing that kindness has not failed us. That small acts really do make a big deal....

Now do something kind today. Pay attention, and make it count.

The Contract????

When you talk about kids with your spouse you have this beautiful image in your head. This perfect schedule that gets them in bed the first time. The up for the day smiles, that greet you as you are cooking a hot breakfast every morning. And many more wonderful images that continue to roll through your mind. Well in that same contract there is very very very fine print at the bottom that is illegible, and well just plain not there. This fine imagination of yours is beautiful and many of you might actually pull it off. But for most of us I say WHERE IS MY SICK DAY? Dad got one when he had the same achy body. He got stay in bed and sleep. I did not. I am a MOM.

I have been sick for a total of 5 days now, the doctor said is was a VIRUS.

So in spite of being ill, we must carry on with our motherly duties. We must first drag ourselves from our very warm beds, then the children from theirs. Feed them before the angry monster that causes my children to attack any passer by with brutal force and the start calling them terrible names. Get them to school on time, home again, and back to bed 3 to 5 times an evening. What to do? What to do?

I guess this is why women are so tough. We just can't lay there and die. Or "leave well enough alone". We carry on and will continue to do so. We will continue to day dream of the perfect day with our kids, and we may have a few on occasion too. I hope all of you can be reminded of why you signed that contract and can carry on even when the worst seems still to come.