Nova Scotia – Week 2: A Special Surprise

Once in a while life throws you a surprise that blesses you in a special way. Last week Sunday I had a good birthday with many well wishes, phone calls and electronic messages; it was a good day. Yesterday, I discovered a birthday card in our mail, but with the busyness of all that’s going on I didn’t take the time to open till breakfast this morning.  

The Birthday Card was from my kids – put together by Ashley. She had her siblings and herself pose for pictures with messages which together said “Happy Birthday – We Love You.”  The pictures were heartwarming, but the effort to put all this together brought me to tears; me first, then Jaymie and last Mary Ann.  The card was totally unexpected, and the lateness just added to the surprise. Kids have an ability to surprise and warm your heart like no other.  It’s the little things in life that make it special - thank you Ashley for making my day special.

It doesn’t take a lot to light up a person’s day, but the grandest intension is just that – an intension,  it doesn’t produce fruit. So the next time you see an opportunity to bless someone with a kind word, a quick email, or a special card, Just do it – you may bless someone far more then you will ever realize.