Friday, June 19, 2015

The Kindness of an Early Birthday Gift

"A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present."
~ Thomas Fuller

They manage to do it every time -- and yet, I am amazed every time.  We have two friends, a married couple, who live out of state, but have a home in our community.  They are very fond of our children and are incredibly thoughtful.  For each child's birthday, they manage to buy a gift, wrap the gift and get it in the mail way ahead of the birthday.  A package arrived this week -- more than a week ahead of the birthday in question.  There are so many steps involved in making it all happen and they are busy professionals, and yet they manage to do it.  They also put a note on the package that it was not to be opened until the actual birthday.  And so the package sits... and every time I look at it, I am reminded of our friends' kindness.

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