Appreciative

Yesterday was Uncle Peters' birthday. Terry had bought a cake to give him when we went out for the sandwich give away. So when we got to Uncle Peters' place Terry and another person (I forget who - bad memory) went around the corner to light the candles. When they came around the corner we all sang Happy Birthday to him and you should have seen his face. He was so appreciative for something so simple as a cake. Things that we take for granted, well I know I do.
Now, to me, that is what it is all about. That is doing God's work. Making someone's day is as simple as putting a smile on their faces.
Just like the Costa Rica team. Just thinking about what they are going to do while they are down there makes me so proud of all of them. Handing out things that we take for granted. A toothbrush, face cloths, soap, toothpaste, baby bottles, soothers, baby items, school supplies. I can just picture the faces. Just sheer joy. It is like Christmas for them I am sure. Excited over a pen? Over a toothbrush? A comb? Again things we take for granted. Try and give something simple like that now a days to someone up here and they would look at you like you have something in your teeth. What? A toothbrush? A dollar store soother? The people that the team are going to see will appreciate all of it. They won't care where it came from. I can't wait to do that next year. To see their faces.
Making people happy with simple things is so easy to do and we loose that sometimes. God shows us how much it really matters. It doesn't matter how much you spend. It truly is the thought that really counts. Uncle Peter will never forget that day, I am sure, and neither will those in Costa Rica. That is truly doing God's work.
Makes me re-think about all those things that are important to me. What matter to me: God, My husband, my friends and everything God has blessed my life with. No matter how small. LOVE. I am so appreciative of all in my life.
Thank you God for opening my eyes to the reality that it is simple things that put smiles on people's faces. That it is LOVE that makes the world go around.