Sunday, May 22, 2011

The World is Good. People are Awesome.




Do you believe in kindness?  Do you believe in the human race?  Do you believe in paying something forward even if it was never paid to you to begin with?

I tell ya what, Saturday was an "I BELIEVE!" kind of day at La Casa de Dweej.  And do you know know why?  If you guessed that my little camera came back to life, you're wrong.  Something much better and even more miraculous than that happened! 

As we were just about to leave our house for a very rare dinner out (that should probably count as miracle number one), I decided to scurry over to the mailbox real quick and see what bills and other junk mail were patiently awaiting us.  But it wasn't bills or other junk mail.

It was a box.

And what was inside the box was something that literally made me do this, the very second I opened it:

See, what was inside the box was this little, beautifully made card:
which said this on the inside:
And attached to that lovely card was this:
Except in addition to all of that was also this:
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Because of course I couldn't take a picture of my NEW CAMERA with my NEW CAMERA!!!!

Was that loud enough for you?  Did you hear me all the way in Malaysia????

You guys, I am not even making any of this up.  This all actually happened.

Please go and visit Jen and tell her how incredible and awesome and fantastic she is.  Give her some love.  Follow her.  Tweet about this.  Tell all your friends.  Something.  Anything!  Let her know that what she did was amazing and wonderful, especially because she has never met me in her life.

It's true.

She read my blog and she sent me a $244 camera.  Are you blown away?  'Cause I am.





Please, do something unexpected and kind for someone else today.  Or tell us what someone did for you that made your day, and the world, a little brighter.  Because today was incredible.  People are awesome.  God is good.  And I am THANKFUL.

Thank you, Jen!  You made me laugh and cry at the same time.
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32 comments :

  1. WOW! What a lovely and completely unselfish thing to do. I LOVE when people do lovely and completely unselfish things. Jen, you're a special person indeed. SPECIAL. You're certainly putting lovely things out into the atmosphere, and I'm sure they'll come back to you ten-fold.

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  2. I HEAR YOU ALL THE WAY IN MALAYSIA!! Dude! That is AWESOME. You know what, you totally deserve it cos YOU are awesome.

    And of course, Jen is awesome. I just went to her blog and she does appear to be rather awesome.

    I just wrote 'awesome' 5 times. Because THIS IS AWESOME NEWS!

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  3. I am going to have to do an Awesome Count at the end of the day because there is no way that someone could read this and not think it's TOTALLY AWESOME! Amazing. Beautiful! :D

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  4. I sent Jen an email and now follow her blog. The cool thing to know is, as good as you're feeling, she probably feels ten times better. It is better to give than receive is so true. Her heart is probably all glowy. Corny, but true.

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  5. Wow! That's beyond nice. What a wonderful surprise. Enjoy that new camera! I have to say . . . that's just awesome. :D

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  6. Oh yay, I love this story!! It makes my heart happy! It's good to have some affirmation of the goodness of people.

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  7. Totally incredibly awesomely awesome!!!!! There is just nothing like pure kindness!!!! Jen is beyond awesome!!!!
    (and so are you!!)

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  8. What a wonderful surprise! Go Jen Go!

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  9. Wow, that is so totally cool. Much love to Jen.

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  10. I think it's cuz God knows how generous YOU are (you offered me your DANG DRYER for FREE, WOMAN!!!!)!!! God will not be outdone in his generosity! Way to go, Jen!

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  11. That is the most wonderfully kind thing I've read in a long while. :)

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  12. This is amazing and truly touching. What a wonderful thing to do for someone. Love it. Great job Jen!

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  13. Wow! This is just simply amazing!

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  14. Oh my gosh...that is so truly amazing!!! What a wonderful gift! I'm headed to check her out right now :)

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  15. WOW!!! The end of the world makes everyone a little more generous doesn't it? ;) I thanked Jen for being so amazing....truly, she is someone very special! and wanted to tell you to not be sooo shocked- you are amazing too and totally deserved it!

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  16. Holy WOW. What an amazing and thoughtful gesture.

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  17. Wow! Couldn't have happened to a better gal.

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  18. How great! Jen is very generous, people are awesome and God is indeed good!

    You deserve all the kindness, Dweej, because you are kind!

    BTW I am so grateful for your comments at Home in Douglas! Thanks! And also, thanks for your thoughtful comments at Why I Am A Catholic.

    Happy Sunday!

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  19. Couldn't think of anyone more deserving than you, Dweej!

    Kindness does have a way of showing up when you least expect it; makes it a very special gift, indeed.

    Jen is one amazing lady, for sure!

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  20. That is so awesome! And anyone with a blog entitled Just Hide the Dishes in the Dryer is obviously a genius! Which of course is why she realized you needed a camera so the rest of us would not be deprived of your daily awesomeness. :)

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  21. DUDE! Congrats, that's amazing.

    I, um, need a pony. I really really wants one...

    And heh, I'm your neighbor at Studio 30 Plus. I joined a few minutes after you, so I'm right next to ya. *poke poke poke*

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  22. am i a dork right now because this post actually made me cry a little, lol???

    that is what life should be all about, right? making someones life a little happier and easier! sounds like this Jen has the right idea and we could all learn a lesson from her.

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  23. How cool is that? People are surprising - my husband's college professor and wife stopped by to visit us once on the way for a visit to his children's home in Michigan. My husband was 'whinning' (gots to call it as I sees it) about our bills and work and everything money related. A week or so later he gets a letter in the mail with a - $1,000 check with a note that said this is not a loan but a gift and to pass it on someday. We were both humbled -shocked and awed. God is good - and He lives in us - Doug Lyttle is proof positive of that - Thanks Doug and Thanks to Jen too for shinning His light a little bit brighter for all of us to see - very cool and AWESOME too : D

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  24. Love it, love it, love it-- to read about such a wonderful gift bestowed upon you. What an example for all of us to follow.

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  25. What an impressive story. I always love to hear tales of generosity of people. It always inspires me to be more generous. :) Great job Jen!

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  26. Totally heard you shouting it from the rooftops! Amazing! Amazing! Amazing! Jen is awesome!

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  27. and people are good! i am so over hearing bad news stories about people and their shortcomings...bring on the celebration of the fundamental goodness of human nature!

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  28. You KNOW that's how I roll! I believe everyone...EVERYONE...starts with good. Has it tucked inside them. We just need to celebrate it :D

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  29. It's nice to see there are still generous people in the world.

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