#22

I took a class that was being offered at my school, after work to certify in CPR.  This was not a requirement, and I had taken it 4 years earlier. However, I  REALLY feel it is my duty to stay fresh in this procedure considering I work with so many children, as well as adults, and anyone else in life that may need help in this way. It was a long class after a long day of work, but I feel this is such an important skill to have...that I hope I never have to use!

Kalenn

#21

I invited our renter, Andres, to eat dinner with us.  He was very grateful for this, as he does not get any home cooked meals.

Kalenn

#20

I tried to purchase a gold memorial silk flower pin to wear to little Duncan Campbells funeral.  These were being sold to raise money for the family.  Gold is the color of childhood cancer awareness.  There was such a backlog, I couldn't get one.  After the funeral, I was mentioning this to a friend, and she pulled one out of her purse and gave it to me.(Thank you, Polly Perry!)  I had two more occasions to wear it in honor of Duncan. When I went to pay Polly a week later, she would not take the money.  This was a well intentioned kindness from ME, that ended up being a kindness from Polly...so I definitely think it worthy to go in this space.

Kalenn

#19

I purchased a grocery gift card for a family who lost their two year old son to cancer, to help a little bit with their overwhelming expenses.  They had been battling his illness for a year.

Dave

#18

I was buying my lunch at school one day and was one dime too short.  The lunch lady gave me a dime of her own, which was kind.  The next day I paid her back with MORE than a dime, for her kindness! :)

Kalenn

#17

I texted Toni, the teacher I work with, expressing my concern and offering her prayers on the day she was going through the funeral of a loved one.

Kalenn

#16

I made a treat and gave it to our school custodians and told them it was in honor of my mom who had worked as a custodian at our church for awhile. I expressed my appreciation for them in a note.

Kalenn

#15

At church one Sunday it was sooo cold in the building we were in for one of the ward conferences we were at.  I was fortunate to have a wool blazer on, but was still so cold.  Alice, the Stake RS Pres. I was with all day, had on a thin sweater.  I gave her my jacket.

Kalenn

#14

I left a box of instant hot chocolate and a note for our renter, Andres, on a cold February night.
Kalenn

#13

I gave myself a little random act of kindness one afternoon...It had been a month since mom had passed. On that day I realized that the day before was the first day I had NOT cried.  I counted up how many days it had been..30.  A little while later I was making banana bread and listening to music.  The Christina Aguilera song that I ALWAYS stop everything and dance to, came on.  I looked at the photo on my kitchen bar of my mom...framed in a pretty silver heart frame (given to me by a friend at work), I thought about how I had finally gone a day without crying,...and I grabbed it and danced the whole song WITH my mom!!! After all she taught me the love of music! Also, one of my earliest dance memories was with her...as she led us kids( elementary age) across the living room furniture, as we danced through the house with her in the lead, to Oom-pa-pa! (the drinking song from the soundtrack to the musical Oliver) Although this gift to myself made me very happy...when Dave came home from work and walked in on this scene...I had tears streaming down my face...and I was also laughing! So bittersweet!

#12

Dave and I took a treat and visited a good friend in our ward who had recently lost her husband.  We visited for quite awhile and shed many tears.  This was in January, shortly after moms passing, and things were still very fresh.  It was nice to validate with each other the faith we have and the things that get us through hard times. I love and admire Carolyn Mildenhall!

Kalenn and Dave

#11

I made a treat for the lunch ladies at my school and told them it was in honor of my mom because she had been a lunch lady at my elementary school when I was a little girl.