2019 Home for the Holidays

Page 20 2019 Home for the Holidays LINCOLN DAILY NEWS November 27, 2019 Acts of kindness include sorting toys to give to children who do not have much and making a Christmas card for a neighbor. For elderly neighbors, getting a card might make their day. Another activity involves dropping some food at the local bank, which could help contribute to someone’s Christmas dinner when they otherwise might not have one. By the time the children have completed 24 acts of kindness, Channel Mum says they should learn the true spirit of Christmas. She says to remind kids they do not need a kindness calendar to spread kindness. Now that they know what to do, they can do it at any time. Channel Mum provides a free printables of these calendars on her site Christmas Random Acts of Kindness Calendar for Children, Channel Mum Many YouTube videos show people practicing kindness to strangers at the holidays by paying for their purchases. For example, one December, Ann Marie Richter decided she wanted to teach her grandchildren about giving and kindness around the holidays by going to stores and having each of her grandchildren pick a person and buy all their items. Richter and the kids followed the person around the store and when at the cash register, the children pay for everything. Many respond with smiles, tears of happiness, thanks and even hugs. When one man protested that his items were too expensive, Richter insisted they be allowed to buy them. Richter says, we intend to change the world with one random act of kindness at a time. See how people respond in: Random Act Of Kindness: Buying people’s items and gifts In a season about caring for people where we are to follow Jesus’ command to love one another, Ben Piershale says find someone you can make a difference for this season and then do it because there’s nothing quite like loving people. Piershale’s video shows the manager of one grocery store as he tells various shoppers their groceries are being paid for by an anonymous donor. Though some initially think he is kidding or crazy, they are very thankful and happy someone has paid for their groceries. Continued u