5 things

A few posts back I mentioned 5 things I was going to try and do everyday; they were:
-pray
-stretch
-learn something new
-floss
and
-help someone else

Pray
I find myself needing pray and praying for others constantly throughout the day. I like that I can talk to God anytime, it gives me hope and is comforting. I always start my prayers by telling God how thankful I am for all that he has given me.

Stretch
I need to work on this and exercising more... I used to be a lot better at stretching every morning and night.

Learn something new
This one is easy, mainly because I made it so generic. I learn new things at work all the time. Philip teaches me things about his business nearly everyday and I'm learning how to be a better mommy to Raegan all the time too. I'm also reading "Rework" right now, which has given me a lot of new ideas!

Floss
Getting much better :) I used to have to thread the floss through my teeth, which took a long time, but now I don't have to do that anymore flossing isn't such a pain.

Help someone else
Now that Raegan knows the sign for 'help,' I realize how many times a day I help her. There's only so much you can do when your 2 ft tall ;) Today I had two opportunities to help strangers that I think made a bigger impact on me than it did them. Raegan and I went to our favorite baby consignment store this morning and a lady with two children behind us was asking them what they wanted for lunch, I could tell they didn't have a lot of money, so I pulled out some Chick-fil-A coupons and handed them to her. She was so surprised and happy, she thanked me profusely and then gave her little boy a hug and said "do you want some chicken?" I like handing out these coupons to strangers, a couple of weeks ago I gave one to the lady in the ticket booth on my way out of a garage downtown. I think its little things like this that can make someone's day. For lunch today Raegan and I went to the mall to see Philip. The mall was packed so we sat out in the commons area instead of the Chick-fil-A dining room. So it was just Raegan and me at a table with 5 chairs. I saw a Subway employee escorting a blind woman who was looking for a place to sit and eat her lunch. I told him she could sit with us and she agreed. This may of been the first time I've ever spoken to a blind person; she was very kind. She told me she takes the bus, which drops her off at the Old Navy entrance of the mall, about 3 times a week. She also told me that she had only hit one person with her cane in the busy mall that day so she was doing good ;) We talked for awhile and turns out we even have friends in common. When we were done eating I let her hold on to Raegan's stroller and we walked down to the Old Navy entrance so she could wait for the bus. I can't imagine the challenges she faces everyday.