30 Days of Kindness - or Karma Wha???

So for the past three years, I have started doing 30 days of kindness right before Christmas, staring on November 20th and going straight through regardless of my location etc until December 20th. The first year I did this, I had the best Christmas ever, felt like a kid again even :)
The second year I did this, I really felt like Karma bit me in the ass as some sort of crazy punishment for trying to do something nice. First my brother had a massive heart attack, then my home was flooded, My car was written off,  then my daughter got sick then I ended up with (of all things) Whooping cough. Karma.......where were you???

This year I decided I would do it again. I did my usual Tim's giveaways, bought blankets, shovelled snow (in heels no less) packed groceries, dropped off cards and cookies etc..... Guess what...BAD THINGS HAPPENED. Ex had major heart surgery and almost died, my daughter has been sick for 3 weeks, hubby for one, truck had $1200.00 in repairs and my car had $300....right before Christmas. I ask you....does it not seem like the more I do to try and make life a little easier for others, the harder my own becomes?

I just reread what I wrote above and I have made a decision....that is not who I am.....Things could be worse for me. While my kidlet is sick...she is with me :), while Santa cannot afford to bring many things this year....he will still come :), while it seems like things are a little hard right now, my friends and family are with me and I am grateful for that.

I read an article yesterday about two young men from PEI who were gunned down in Alberta while on their way to catch a flight home for Christmas with their family.....I cried when I imagined what their families must be going through right now and it helped me to put it all in perspective.

Christmas is for giving, for family and for friends. For laughter and food and silliness. For acting like a child and feeling the warmth of togetherness in your heart.

This is my first Blog post, so forgive my ranting...that being said, I assure you most posts will be the same...rant rant rant...lol