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An Extra Day - The Report

On Tuesday, I challenged us to use part of yesterday to do something for someone else. It didn't have to be earth-shattering. Just something. What made yesterday special? It was February 29 and it only comes along with Leap Year.

It would have been super-easy for me to just use up every spare minute yesterday. I've got a weekend trip coming my way and plenty on my to-do list to complete before I go. But I wanted to lead by example, even if it was small. After all, insignificance is the stated purpose around this blog, so I didn't want a huge story to overwhelm anyone or puff myself up.

My story will be in the comments. Hopefully it won't be alone.
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Rick Nier said…
As promised my story is small. In fact, it's so small I almost missed the opportunity.

My act of service for someone else yesterday included fixing a glitch on their computer. It involved some research and a couple of steps, but it's now running smooth again, at least as smooth as a 5-year old PC will run.
March 1, 2012 at 8:56 AM
Rick Nier said…
I'm posting this second story on behalf of a friend who was receiving server errors, but the story shouldn't be seen just by me.


I hadn’t thought about this being an “extra” day to be treated in a special way until I read your blog. But I had an experience this morning that was unique and fits right into the theme. I joined some mutual friends (from the Y water aerobics class) to encourage a very dear friend who is battling breast cancer. She is about to begin a new round of chemo and is losing her hair, so decided to be pro-active and have her head shaved! We got together and made the event into a party! We met at the salon, had lots of good conversation and some refreshments, and took pictures of our group. Then the stylist (who is herself a cancer survivor) seated our friend Judy in the chair and gave her a lot of great information about what to expect while we surrounded her. Some locks of hair were saved so she can compare them to her new hair when the treatment is history, and a few of the group even operated the clippers for one pass through her hair. After the deed was accomplished, more pictures were taken of all of us together, with Judy trying on a variety of hats—each of us had brought a hat, and there was some unique headgear to admire! It was an emotional but very rewarding occasion and definitely one none of us will ever forget. Please keep Judy in your prayers as she undergoes this next phase of her treatment.

Loraine
March 1, 2012 at 10:58 AM
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