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A Random Act of Kindness

Most of the time when an item is important to me, it isn’t as much about the actual item as it is about a memory. It’s the story behind the item that makes it special. That’s the case with this little bear from my childhood.

A Random Act of Kindness

One year on the way to visit my grandparents for Christmas we stopped at a museum in West Virginia to break up the long drive.  My mom decided to do some Christmas shopping at the gift shop. So, I planted myself in front of the display of hand-stitched tiny suede teddy bears where the cashier patiently fielded dozens of questions about each little bear. The bears had absolutely captured my attention and of course I begged my mom for one. They were expensive and she had already finished shopping for me. It wasn’t happening. Mom paid for her items and asked for directions before we got back on the road.

That night my mom got a call, at our hotel, asking her to verify the address on the check she had used at the museum. I remember her thinking it was weird, but she verified that it was our current address.

After Christmas we returned home and a week or two later an unmarked package arrived. There was no return address, no note, and it was simply addressed, “April.” When I opened the box there was one of the little suede bears that I had been so captivated by.

I still don’t know who it was from or why it was given to me, but the thoughtfulness of that gift has stayed with me. I’ve kept the little bear long after outgrowing stuffed animals because it represents random kindness.

This post is linked up with I Heart Grade 3’s Weekly Summer Link Up. Check it out here.

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6 Comments

  1. How sweet! Thank you for sharing this. It would be a great story to share in the classroom with students, BUT it’s also just a great reminder for all of us! =)
    ~HoJo~

    1. Thanks! It is a great reminder that the things we do can stick with people for years.

    1. Thanks

  2. April,

    Wow! That gave me goosebumps :). What a special gift and one to remember forever. I think this is a great story to share with students too!

    1. Thanks. It is one of my favorite memories and my little girls loved hearing about it.

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