Above and Beyond and Kindness

 

 

This little post has been brewing in my mind for awhile.

It's kind of a two-fold post.

A little about friendships...

a little about kindness...

a little about strangers...

a little about blogging...

 

I guess that would make it a four-fold post.

Hang with me...

 

If you've been reading the blog long enough you would know that we moved to a new town a year and a half ago.

We moved from a large suburb of a city to a precious tiny town.

Think Mayberry (Andy Griffith).

 

Lots of lessons have been learned over the past year.

The biggest one for me is how to go above and beyond.

And honestly I haven't "learned" it... I'm still learning.

 

There is a woman in our town who I have been watching.

She is constantly thinking of others.

Constantly going ABOVE and BEYOND what is expected of her.

Constantly reaching out to help.

 

I have never seen anything like it.

She is the most thoughtful woman I have ever known.

 

I want to be like her!

 

She has volunteered to watch my children at the church while I practiced piano.
And she didn't just watch them.

She brought along ingredients to make our dinner for that night

 and had the kids help her put it together.

Tater tot casserole and a salad.

That was last football season...I had a newborn baby and had just moved.
It was such a blessing.

 

A few weeks ago the weather for our Friday night game was going to be smothering hot.
She found me at the game and handed me a frozen rag

that she had brought for Cade to keep him cool.

I mean... who thinks of that?!

CONSTANTLY thinking about others.

 

THOUGHTFUL.

Above and beyond thoughtful.

 

Always thinking about others.

 

She teaches a children's Sunday School class at our church with our husband.

Again, they go above and beyond in their preparation.

 

Travis and I talk about this woman and her husband often.

How we want to be like them.

And not just in friendships...

to everyone.

 

Which is exactly what she does.

She barely knew us last year when she watched my kids and made a meal for us.

 

Above and beyond.

 

All of that kind of rolls into the next part of the post.

Kindness and blogging.

 

I love blogging.

I love how my blog has been a way to document and record what has been happening in our family.

I love looking back and seeing how the kids have grown and the stages of life that we've been in.

I love connecting with other women who are in the same stages of life.

I love how it has become a small source of extra income for our family.

 

Here's where the kindness comes into play.

And for those of you who don't blog or comment you can just skim over this part.

 

I have always left my comments open.

I never felt the need to filter what went into the comment section.
The women who have commented have been loving and kind.

Until the past few months.

That darn Anonymous feature has been abused a bit.

 

Yes, I agree everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

I love that we all have differences.

And I love hearing different point of views.

 

What I do not find acceptable is leaving mean and rude Anonymous comments.

I'm not just talking about my blog.

I have friends who struggle with the same problem.

 

Something about that Anonymous feature makes people feel like they have the right to be rude.

Here's the deal.
If you don't like what I have to write or my opinions then I suggest you read another blog.
Because they more than likely won't be changing:)

 

And if you choose to still leave Anonymous comments that is fine.

But they will not be published or even acknowledged for that matter.
So I really wouldn't waste your time thinking and writing rude comments.
All comments from now on will be filtered through me before they are posted on the blog.

 

I just wanted to address this little issue and let my readers

know why comments will no longer appear instantly.

Let's be kind.
Let's lift one another up.

And we may not agree on everything... but let's treat each other with respect.

In real life and in the blog world.

 

So.
With that...

Have a great Monday:)

 

By the way....

just in case you missed it...

here's a new Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread recipe I posted this morning!

 

Oh...and the picture above is of the goodies I found at the thrift store this weekend!

A quilt, fitted sheet and pillow cases and embroidery hoops!
Love a good find!