Today we are going to celebrate Give a kid a Smile Day! What a great day!! I can’t imagine what life looks like from my kids point of view sometimes. What if we were just able to tell are kids “You make me Smile.”? What a difference that would make in the life of a kid!
Growing up in my family whenever we got together with extended family there was always laughter. I am not exactly sure where that came from but what a blessing it was to always here the adults laughing.
I guess it was after that,that I made an observation. We would often go to Seattle for hockey games when I was young. I loved it but as we walked down the street I watched people. When they made eye contact I would always smile. I felt like people always needed a smile and I felt so good when I approached smiling people. It is an amazing thing when you share a smile.
What a simple gift!
A smile is a gift to others. Even now I love to see smiling people. It says something about them doesn’t it? It says for just one moment all is good in my life. For just one second I want to share that goodness with others. So in difficult times smile! When things aren’t going well at home smile. Most importantly smile at children! Don’t they deserve it? Even when they are “naughty”they need to know they are loved. You can share that when you smile at them!
I feel a song coming on.
I can hear Michael Jackson singing it. “Smile though your heart is aching. Smile even though its breaking. When there are clouds in the sky,you’ll get by If you just Smile.” It just makes you feel better to smile! So today give a smile to a kid!
Have a Happy Day,
