If you've receive a Random Act of Kindness in Memory of Hannah please share your story with us. We would love to hear how our sweet Hannah touched your life!
"I'm afraid people will forget my child", it's a fear I've heard from every parent I've spoken to who has lost a child.
Random Acts of Kindness in Memory of Hannah was born out of this fear. While at Faith's Lodge I spoke with another mother who had lost her beautiful baby girl Faith. Faith's mom told us about an idea she had heard in one of her support groups. The idea was to do random acts of kindness and pass out cards with your child's name on it so people will think of your child. What a wonderful idea, do something kind for someone else and share your child with them, I loved it, I had to do it.
We celebrated what would have been Hannah's 2nd birthday and during the party we had Random Acts of Kindness Cards printed for our guests to take and share with others. It is our hope that our daughter will touch the lives of many, even those who didn't have the privileged of knowing her.
I received a Random Act of Hannah Kindness the other day! It was a great way to spend time with a very dear friend. I will pay it forward, and appreciated the reminder to take time for friends and family, and enjoyed some wonderful memories of Hannah's beautiful life. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYour blog is a wonderful way to keep your daughter’s spirts alive. I truly thank you for sharing your story.
ReplyDeleteMay her spirit live on and God Bless.
-Received from kind and caring co-worker today
I was pleasantly surprised by a random act of kindness in Hannah's name while out to dinner with my 6-year-old son tonight at Boomer pizza. What a wonderful way to teach him the importance of kindness. We look forward to paying it forward and feel bad you've had to suffer such a loss.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for taking the time to let us know you received the act of kindness. I hope you enjoyed your pizza as much as we did!
DeleteWhen a simple act of kindness restores a bit more faith than you had the day before...it's hard not to believe there is something out there greater than all of us. My story on Hannah's third birthday...
ReplyDeleteI stopped in at Caribou on my way to work...an all too usual habit for me. I thought "why not now" for my first random act of kindness for the day. I left a bit extra and a few Hannah cards with the barista asking that she use the remainder as long as it lasted for those behind me. The woman in line behind me overheard, thanked me and we chatted while we waited for our coffee. She too was on her way to work, an overnight shift at the hospital. I left feeling happy that I'd made someone's day just a bit brighter in Hannah's memory. Little did I know...this seemingly very simple act meant more to her than I could ever understand.
As I prepared to leave my shift, I checked my email one more time and my eyes filled with tears as I read her story.
"I really wanted to thank you for your random act of kindness at Caribou last night it brought tears to my eyes. To be honest I didn't read the card presented to me at Caribou with a free cup of coffee until I arrived at work because I didn't have my glasses on. As I pulled out the card in the parking lot tears once again pooled in my eyes, you see Aug 20th is the Angelversary of my only son Cody who passed away after a battle with cancer 13 years ago yesterday and then I see sweet Hannah's face your card. What a beautiful angel and although I do not know your story she will remain in my thoughts and I will read her blog and say a special prayer for her loved ones. All I could think was this was a intervention from God which I like to call a God Whisper. I know they are free of illness and playing joyfully in Heaven but boy some days are hard to face without our angels and you my friend brought warmth to my heart because yesterday was a rough day and I had never been given a random act of kindness like this before and I like to believe your beautiful heart was a sign from above to keep pressing on and sharing Gods love doing the work he put us on this earth to do. I will certainly pass on your act of kindness but please know you really made a difference on a very hard day for me !
Bless your Heart today and always."
Mike, Holli, Allison & Ethan, your Hannah is remembered always.
My family and I received a random act of kindness today at Bay Beach Amusement Park. My 3 sons-6yr, 3yr and 3mo enjoy the rides there. I am sure Hannah would have loved it there too. We will definitely find a way to pay it forward in honor of your sweet angel gone too soon.
ReplyDeleteI received a "Random Act of Kindness" yesterday while going through the Starbucks drive through in Waite Park. When the Starbucks team member told me, and then handed me your card, I literally burst into tears. You see, I am a Survivor of Suicide Loss - I lost my wonderful, generous and loving son to Depression by Suicide on 1/22/16. If there's anything that defines my son, it is that he was the epitome of kindness and caring for others, always looking out for others, putting them before himself, giving when he had nothing to give. This is something that HE would have done .. and what he did his entire life. It's been overwhelmingly difficult journey over the last 9.5 months.. and lately even more overwhelming as we are planning the birthday celebration for his daughter -- turning 2 years old this week. Thank you for your Random Act of Kindness. You have no idea how very much it meant at that moment... it very literally felt like a connection from him through you. <3 Thank you. ~ Erik's Mom~
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