Pay It Forward

I found this post over at Gwen's blog. I like the concept of "pay it forward". It is something I work on with my children...doing for others with no expectation to receive. I love being able to do these things at Christmas especially....also called, in our family, "ring and run".

Some of our greatest joys have come from dropping an unexpected surprise on someone's doorstep, ringing the bell and running off. I really think it blesses us more than the "ringees". :)

Another thing we do at this time of year is to fill some Christmas sacks with a small new testament, a tract, a drink and some non-perishable ready to eat food. We hand these to the people standing on the street corners holding signs that say "hungry". I don't like to give money that then might be used for drugs or alcohol so providing a meal is a good alternative.

In the spirit of "Pay it Forward":

I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this pay it forward exchange. I don’t know what that gift will be yet and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days, that is my promise! The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. Please remember to email me your address.

Go for it!