I created a group for people to post where and what they are doing for the 35 acts of kindness in 35 states for 35 days... Y'all.... this has got to be one of the BEST birthday presents... EVER!!!
There is so much horrible, not great stuff going on in this world and shoved in our faces daily. I am love, love, LOVING that everyday there are people making a conscious effort to do good things for other people all over the United States... and I get to hear about it. :) I love seeing all the creative ways and things people are coming up with to do their acts of kindness.
So here is where I'm at with the birthday countdown:
My acts of kindness are going strong! I've done one everyday... some planned, others not (I plan to write a blog about my experience at Operation Christmas Child Processing Plant tomorrow-very cool experience).
Sidebar: I am really, really surprised that I have not seen a hitchhiker to pick up in 11 days!!! :) Hitchhikers are my weakness. It terrifies my husband, but I always feel like I need to pick them up. And to be honest, I am always scared as I pull over and ask if they need a ride, but so far, I've only had great experiences.
So far we have 16 states represented out of the 35. If you live in, or are traveling through a state not covered... feel free to jump on the Random Act of Kindness bandwagon and let me know what you did and where so I can mark it off my list! MD, MO, VA, FL, KS, OK, TX, OR, TN, IL, IN, SC, NV, AZ, IA, and WA.
Here are some pics from a few of the things I've been doing...
And there is a TON of happy stuff going on over in the 35 Days of Random Acts of Kindness page if you want to be added... just let me know. :)
Letters... I've only written 4 so far, but it was a pretty crazy week. I have some time set aside this week to write, so I am hoping to space it out and feel like each letter gets the attention it needs. I have my list of names... just checking them off. :)
Miles... for heaven sake... I don't know why I bother making exercise/weight loss/running goals for myself... I never complete them. So far I have 16.25 miles (I should have 38.5 already). I'm not sure if I will try to get an average of 3.5 miles a day... heck, I might be lucky just to get 35 miles in by the 35th day. I've had some friends walk with me (which I always forget to take a pic) and the dog and my hubs have joined on a couple runs. Anybody that wants to call or text me to guilt me into getting these done... do it. I'm so bad at this.
Prayer journal. I love this. I mostly love to look back when it's done to see how God works... but I'm keeping up with it. :)
This is a fun little birthday adventure... it's going to be a great year. :) If anyone has suggestions of things I should do or things you would like to see done... let me know! 24 more days to go!
Thanks for joining me on the journey!
