I have been writing this post in my head since last Wednesday. With Hanukkah, my parents in town for the weekend, etc. I just haven't gotten to it. Chesed is basically kindness. It is helping others, raising awareness, and the like.
My morning started like every other, with our family rushing out the door at 6:54 (give or take a minute) to load up our cars and head to work. As I was kissing D goodbye on the passenger side of the car, Husband told me that there was a "fairly large dog" next to his driver's side door. He said that the dog was "friendly enough". We decided that we had to track down the owners because we know how we felt when our dog got out. So, husband called the number on the tags and we waited for the dog's owner to come. The owner lived about 8 houses down.
We were a little late leaving for work (about 15 minutes), but I started my day off feeling good. When I arrived at work, the middle school was having a Chesed prep day for their Chesed fair this past Sunday. They had a parade of events going on throughout the day and the students got to sign up for what breakout sessions they wanted. Since I only had a handful of classes, I offered to take pictures. I was able to capture these touching moments where the middle-schoolers put their needs aside for others. They created mobiles for the Hanukkah party, cooked food for a local shelter, recorded themselves reading books for children in the hospital, helped decorate the schools' Chanukiah, worked with Kindergartners on their menorahs, read with first graders, and helped make the campus shine. I was blessed to spend even part of my day with the amazing students doing for others.
After I got home, we made a quick trip to the grocery store. As I was getting out, I noticed that a woman was sitting in her car with the hood up. The car wasn't starting! Husband offered to jump the car, and the woman was ever so appreciative. I felt like my entire day was surrounded by doing for others. What a great way to spend a Wednesday!
No comments:
Post a Comment