After returning from a week in Indy, I was surprised to find that my lawn wasn't all that tall. I knew that we had received 2-3 inches of rain and my sprinklers had been running. Once I examined the lawn a little closer I realized that our neighbors had mowed our lawn with their push mower. The smaller tracks were a dead giveaway.
A day later I saw the two teenage boys playing basketball and stopped to confirm. With a big smile, they said, "yes we did." I told them thanks and asked them how it was (pushing it since I have a rider). For two young, growing boys, it was a breeze.
As I drove away, I realized that something pretty cool had happened. Reciprocation. The week before, our neighbors were gone and we took care of their cat (real hard) and picked up their mail. When I mowed my lawn before they returned, I trimmed theirs, as the sidewalk around their house needed attention.
I didn't expect anything when I did it, as I have done it before. But it was nice to see my act of kindness returned. Its contagious, this kindness thing. And now, I need to pass it on.
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3 comments:
If you want to pass it on, you can sure come over and mow my lawn! That would be a huge blessing, and in return it would bless you by blessing me!
Michael mowed our neighbors portion of the yard that borders ours just to be nice, not because it was too tall. We really haven't met many of our neighbors yet. It is a really quiet neighborhood and everyone pretty much keeps to themselves. Maybe kindness is key to break their silence, and ours.
We've befriended our neighbors and they've been great to put our trash out for us when we're gone... or pick up our mail. We'll see what the Lord has in store for our friendships. I need to accept an invitation from our neighbor when he invites me over for football sometime. I feel bad because he's invited me a few different times and I haven't accepted as of yet.
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