Love Thy Neighbor

As bad as our world can be sometimes, if you pay attention there are all sorts of good things going on too. I have awesome neighbors. They are so friendly and always willing to share what they have. Today our neighbor across the street from us brought us a whole big grocery sack full of yellow apples. They are so yummy! We don't know them super well. They are an older couple with grandkids. Glenda and Herbie are their names. Glenda tells me sometimes of how she watches my kids out the window. She laughs at all the struggles I have and remembers how her kids used to do the same things. They watch our house for us when we are away, or just when I am off taking the kids to school. Glenda has had to come several times to shut the front door because one of us forgot. Two weeks ago our neighbors, Brent and Noreen, had planned to put a couch they got from a friend down in their basement. When they learned it wouldn't fit, Brent came and asked me if we wanted it or knew anyone who did. The couch we had was old and worn. This one is in great shape and even has a hide-a-bed. Jack and Idona Barnes are another couple in our church who I just love. They remind me of my great grandparents. They have an awesome garden. They planted quite a few tomato plants and have been so willing to share them with our family. I LOVE tomatoes. Their generosity has fed our family many tomato sandwiches and lots of homemade salsa. We've gotten peas, peaches and all sorts of good stuff from other neighbors. I just feel so blessed to live around such giving people. Just when I start thinking how bad things are and how rotten people can be, someone shows an act of kindness and reminds me that the world isn't so bad and that there really are angels among us!