"Blessed is the influence of one true,
loving human soul on another."
― George Eliot
For the past
couple of days, I have known what I would write about today. My son was receiving the Peacemaker Award at
his school for the virtue of Kindness!
He received the award this morning and the citation included recognition
for his random acts of kindness in the classroom. Needless to say, not only was I very proud of
him, but also I felt that every so often what we as parents emphasize might
just sink in.
And then life
happens... While I was in the school's
church watching my son receive his award, my daughter's school was calling
because she had fallen in the playground and received a gash on her chin, which
the school nurse felt needed medical attention.
I get very nervous with these things, but angels appeared... I ran into one as I was leaving the school
and asked her advice on pediatrician vs hospital or urgent care center. As I drove to the school in a bit of panic,
another mom friend calmed me down and helped me figure out what I was going to
do next as there was quite a bit of juggling to be done. On the staff of a local hospital, my brother
was a tremendous source of support, spoke to the school nurse and then called
ahead to the urgent care center, so that they saw us as soon as we
arrived. Thank goodness, they literally
glued my daughter together and we were soon on our way to a small outing we had
had planned.
Later today, I
came home to find a lovely card in the mail from a dear friend and my favorite
cake dropped off by another special friend.
Despite the madness, I feel an abundance of kindness and I feel blessed.
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