My hubby and I are always trying to find ways to give and give big!
We carry "Pay it Forward" cards with us that have a map to our church on the back. At least once a week we pay for someone in line behind us, usually a drive thru works well. Coffee, lunch, ice cream. We love to 'over-tip' - and it is contagious -- recently while out to dinner, our friends 'caught' us tipping big -- and they did not want to be left out on the blessings -- before we knew it the whole table got into the act -- blessed to be a blessing for sure!!
Those are some of the small things we can do each day as we go through our daily lives.
There is something about giving that gives back in ways unimaginable. I find when I am having a bad day - that is the best day to give big. It takes the focus off of my insignificant issues and allows me to help others.
Once I got caught paying for the next persons coffee, the clerk announced that I had paid for their coffee... at first I was embarrassed, until she came over to me with tears in her eyes and thanked me and the she told me about her day...
Sometimes we might think what we give away is insignificant... but sometimes the smallest gesture can be a big blessing to someone else.
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