From MInTheGap:

“I’m pleased to announce the return of Weekend Kindness!

What is Weekend Kindness? It’s a site devoted to helping you reach out to those around you with a kind spirit in the effort to make a difference.

Each week (on Wednesday) a new “mission” is presented to you to accomplish by the following Monday.  Participants have done crazy things like give treats to people in line at the grocery store, attempt to babysit children for parents, and  give secret surprises.

With this new installation, we’ve streamlined the “code” a little and we’ve added a new wrinkle in that we’ll be providing you with ways to help build your relationships with others around you– particularly your spouse!

How does it work?  We give you a mission, you sign up, you perform the mission (or write about a time when someone was kind to you) and write a post about it on your blog.  We’ll link to you and then others will go around, read your kindness and link to theirs!”

This first week’s mission is posted, so go on over to Weekend Kindness and sign up today!

I really enjoyed this coffee-themed one, can we do it again?

In my dreams, it would have been lovely to hire a sitter (yeah, one who didn’t mind watching a toddler with chicken pox) and take a friend to Starbucks, but hey, I believe in the “glass half full” mentality, so a little improv was needed. I dropped in on a friend armed with crullers and cappuccinos and we had a great heart-to-heart while the kiddos played.

Twas grand. And true friends don’t mind exposure to chicken pox. (Wink).

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The ”Watch the Kiddies” directive came at a great time for us. So I thought. My sil had a scheduled c-section, so we offered to watch her two older kids some evening prior to the surgery…so she and her dh could splurge on one last date. Alas, it didn’t work out. So I extended the invitation on into this week. Still didn’t work out.

And what a blessing! My youngest woke up feverish and dotted with chicken pox this morning. Would have hated to pass that along to a family with a newborn!

Btw, it’s a girl!

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So, week 6 of Weekend Kindness…and our mission was to Create a Confectionary Masterpiece. I’ve done a few confectionary pretties in my life, but didn’t have time this weekend! However, I did give the gift of my time with my children as we made caramel corn and an apple pie for their daddy in celebration of all the work he does as the official “laborer” in our family! Apple pie is his favorite dessert, and my oldest daughter took the leftover pie crust and created small heart-shaped treats which she frosted and dusted with sprinkles. So we had plenty of special treats for Labor Day.

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Shelli

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For this week’s challenge, I determined the younger the victim, the better. And it actually worked out great!

6 year old and I were mad-dashing through Wal-Mart while dh and our other two daughters were similarly rushing their way through a to-buy list…we were hurrying through the mundane so we could get on with the fun…in this case: bowling.

At the 20 items or less check-out, we dumped our contents and out of the corner of my eye I saw/heard a 2 or 3 yo boy in the cart behind us. He wanted something to eat. Bingo! I grabbed a bag of plain (what else?) M&M’s and after we paid, my 6 yo had the fun of giving them to this little guy’s mother. Was that shock and awe in her eyes? At any rate, she was speechless!

And we were blessed!

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Get the Weekend Kindness code here!The purpose of the meme is to get people motivated to be kind to our fellow men and women and to encourage one another in that pursuit. If you participate, leave the link to your Weekend Kindness in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Weekend Kindness with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their Acts of Weekend Kindness. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!View More Weekend Kindness Participants

I admit, I fudged a bit. Instead of candy bars, I used those little cannisters of mini-m&m’s. Hey, I know what my daughters like!

Problem is, the m&m’s still reside under their respective pillows. Here’s what I put on their “labels”: May your words to each other always be as sweet as these treats!

I’ll update this if and when my weekend kindness is discovered! 

Updated~ Getting a bit antsy, I sneaked into their room and moved the m&m’s to their bunk bed railings. 6 yo discovered hers first about three hours later and came rollicking out to me…with some hemming and hawing she was convinced that her sister must have given it to her…eventually I was found out and deemed the best mom ever! My oldest says she’ll have one a day till they’re gone so that her words will stay sweet that much longer. Ha. Wonder how long that will last? One m&m a day?

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Please join me in the Weekend Kindness Meme:

“Your mission for this weekend, if you choose to accept, is to purchase a candy bar (does not have to be elaborate or big) and attach some kind of encouraging writing– be it a verse, poem, limmrick or joke– and place it for someone to find but not let them know it’s from you! Write about the experience– what did it feel like getting it ready? Were you able to see their reaction? Did they find you out? What did you learn about the experience.”

The new missions are posted each Wednesday, and you have till Friday to check in at the site if you decide to participate. Then over the weekend, blog about how it went!

P.S. I get points for each new recruit! (just kidding!)

This week’s assignment is to blog about a time when someone was kind in a way that touched you personally…

There are so many ways I could go with this one so I’m going with the most recent.

Dh and I rarely use babysitters. For one thing, he is extremely choosey about who we ask, and another, our extended families are on the run constantly and rarely available. When they are available, we feel guilty asking b/c they get so little down time. So it means a lot to me when someone watches my children. Even more when they offer with excitement in their voices!

Our neighbor is one of these people. She’s my walking buddy, is in her late sixties and always up for having my girls over. In fact, she’s called and invited me to just drop them off whenever. Her toys will be ready to play with, and craft supplies will be all over her card table. Better yet, she’ll often  call me and say, “Please let them stay for lunch, we’re having so much fun!” As you can imagine, this just warms my heart. You can tell when people don’t want to watch your children. And there is a definite difference between them dragging their feet about it and them genuinely having a reason why they can’t. I hate to say it, but I’ve been guilty of the former. My neighbor’s graciousness in this area has really been convicting and I’m happy to say, life-changing. My sister is this way also…genuinely wanting the kids to visit when her hectic schedule allows.

So I’m grateful for this friend and her love for my little girls. Our world needs more “Bonnie’s” who are willing to take an unselfish interest in young mothers and their offspring!

Mary

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Shari

Get the Weekend Kindness code here!The purpose of the meme is to get people motivated to be kind to our fellow men and women and to encourage one another in that pursuit. If you participate, leave the link to your Weekend Kindness in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Weekend Kindness with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their Acts of Weekend Kindness. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!View More Weekend Kindness Participants