Comments on: Finding Joy in Service https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2011/12/finding-joy-in-service/ find joy, be inspired, create beauty Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: crowkeeper https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2011/12/finding-joy-in-service/#comment-2340 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:05:07 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=463#comment-2340 Open Hearts lead to more open hearts! Thanks for your inspiration. Today I pulled winter jackets out of the closet that no longer fit my son. They will go to the local KOATS for Kids project. On a personal note, I spent more time today looking for and seeing the positives, rather than getting bogged down by all the distractions that come with parenting my ADHD son.

Blessings, C

]]> By: Lynne https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2011/12/finding-joy-in-service/#comment-2329 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:56:29 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=463#comment-2329 What an amazing post. Today we took toys, clothes and gifts to our local women's refuge in the hope that they will help make someone's christmas just a little brighter.

]]> By: JLL24 https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2011/12/finding-joy-in-service/#comment-2305 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:41:17 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=463#comment-2305 Finally everyone is believing in Christmas the way it should be. I donated toys, coloring books & crayons to a Children's clinic, majority of the kids have to sit hours for blood transfusions and other treatments. My son's tutor is down with the flu, so I sent a basket with a variety of items to brighten her day.

]]> By: SpinningDownUnder https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2011/12/finding-joy-in-service/#comment-2304 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:44:12 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=463#comment-2304 I've always believed that we give back more than we get, but where I live, people tend to take all and give nothing in return and think its their right to take if they need it. This post is beautiful; not just the words you wrote yourself, but the comments too! The gift of giving to others is still practiced all year round, Christmas is the time that brings it to our notice, and in a world where materialism is all powerful, reading your blog this afternoon was just what I needed to refresh my belief that there are still people around who do give. Thank you everyone for the gift of your words; it is most precious and a timely reminder that we should all look out for one another and pay it forward,not just at Christmas, but all year round.

]]> By: cat in tassie https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2011/12/finding-joy-in-service/#comment-2303 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:36:27 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=463#comment-2303 This morning we gave a bowl full of freshly picked raspberries, some rocket (arigula?) and fresh coriander to our neighbour. He has been unwell for quite a while so we hoped to cheer him up a little.

]]> By: Carol Kunnerup https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2011/12/finding-joy-in-service/#comment-2302 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:32:46 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=463#comment-2302 I am a Head Start preschool teacher. In this week's parent letter I wrote that we have an anonymous donor wishing to help children with winter outerwear. items will be available next week….I am the donor. So many kids are just not prepared with appropriate winter clothing.
I, too, have all the magazines..love each one, so please, if my post is randomly selected, pass it on. 😀

]]> By: sbwrites https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2011/12/finding-joy-in-service/#comment-2301 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:16:57 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=463#comment-2301 Great post! It truly made me rethink how I plan on spending this month. I, too, have dreaded the holidays for years because of one family member who ruined them for everyone. But, she's no longer a problem, and yet I couldn't seem to figure out how to change things.

But, helping others would be a terrific way. So, tonight after calling a repair person who is going to install a new furnace for my mother-in-law, I decided to drive to her house tomorrow to help oversee the job! And, then I emailed my aunt who lives across the country to wish her a belated Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks for reminding me that helping others makes me feel good!

Susan Bernard

]]> By: Janelle https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2011/12/finding-joy-in-service/#comment-2300 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:05:09 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=463#comment-2300 I spent the day hemming choir dresses with a friend. My daughter's school choir concert is in a week and a half and we still have about 40 dresses that need hemming. As one of the few mom's who know how to sew I donate my time every year to hem dresses so the choir doesn't have to pay people to do this. As annoying as hemming black dresses is, I still like to give back to the community in this way.

]]> By: Quilt Trail https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2011/12/finding-joy-in-service/#comment-2299 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:35:13 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=463#comment-2299 Today we ran an errand for a friend so she didn't have to!

]]> By: Merrie Jo https://blog.lyrickinard.com/2011/12/finding-joy-in-service/#comment-2297 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:59:50 +0000 http://lyrickinard.com/blog/?p=463#comment-2297 Thanks, Lyric, for reminding me that we can make a difference. I posted your quote "You and I together have power to make the world a better place" to my Facebook page. Hopefully, this will inspire my friends as well.

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