You work hard to make ends meet.
You have little children that depend solely on you.
You can’t do much for them, but you decide to go and enjoy an inexpensive but fun meal at a local burger place. You load the kids up in the double stroller and you walk there, singing and enjoying the time together.
You order your meal, get the kids situated and simply enjoy this time together….right?
Amazing how quickly circumstances can steal the joy of a fun meal right out from underneath you.
This is a true story. The mom came out after her meal to find that her stroller had been stolen.
It wasn’t a BMW type stroller that was valued at $500.00 but it WAS hers and it was in excellent condition.
There isn’t extra funding to simply go right out and purchase another one. There isn’t even a car for “quick” transportation to go and pick one up; because that is the reason she was on foot to begin with.
Can you imagine her shock when she, with two young children in tow. One probably on her hip, the other, holding her hand and her stroller is gone?
Can you imagine the tears of frustration stinging her cheek? Can you imagine the disbelief running through her heart?
That’s where YOU come in. YES…you.
Every day, ordinary Spreading Joy Heroes!
I find out about this, I take a few days and tell everyone I know and with the help of social media, and a few friendly phone calls – funds for a new stroller have been raised!
See what you did? Well, if that wasn’t blessing enough, there was extra given. After speaking with the kind young mom, I found out that the kids birthdays were approaching. PERFECT – I thought.
The extra can help to get them extra gifts for their birthday.
Tragedy turned into Triumph…
As you see, Spreading Joy is not just book bags filled with school supplies and Christmas Gifts to forgotten kids, but it’s much more than that.
It’s caring….every day!
It’s spreading joy to others every day. It’s taking the little that a LOT of us have, and doing something great with it.
Thank you for being a HUGE part of what we do!
Some give because they realize how great they are blessed.
Others give because they’ve “been there, done that” and KNOW how huge $10 gift is.
Others give because they want to show God’s love to those around them.
Regardless of the reason – THANK YOU!! Thank you for being a huge part of Spreading Joy and impacting this young mom’s heart forever! I’m sure her heart smiles each time she thinks about how people she didn’t even know came to her aid.
YOU are amazing at Spreading Joy!
Thank you for your financial gift and partnering with us to impact the hearts of others! Thank you for Spreading Joy across America with us! Thank you for your monthly support!
Have fun Spreading Joy!
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Thanks for sharing stories like these and giving people the chance to share…to spread Joy!
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So many people think all we do is help at back to school and Christmas, but we truly do so much more than that. and…if we had just 500 people giving a simple $10 a month, we would do so much more than this.
Thank you for how you encourage me, for how you care! Thanks for being such a sweet praying part of this ministry!
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