Anonymous Gifts

My children and I have completed several odd jobs for our neighbor “on the sly.”  Sadly, she is now deceased, and I will never know if she ever suspected us.  But what I do know is that these jobs took work away from her own schedule and hopefully made her feel special.

We live near the beach and rarely get snow.  Imagine our surprise when we got many inches a few winters ago.  No one had the equipment to shovel snow, making driveway to street maneuvering difficult. 

My neighbor somehow got out (she was a spunky lady!) and ran an errand in the snow.  While she was gone, my son and I ran over and shoveled her driveway.  It was hard work, especially at our quick pace, but it was rewarding.  Our neighbor came home to a clean and safer driveway! 

Again while she was out on a summer afternoon, I was cleaning my mailbox and had an idea.  Looking her way, I saw her mailbox was Just as dirty as mine.  So off my kids and I went to scrub her mailbox down.  It probably took her a day or two to even notice it’s radiant brilliance, but that I’m sure she did.

If you look around, I’m sure you can find work that needs to be done around the neighborhood.  Many odd jobs can be done quickly while someone is away.  As a matter of fact, rushing the job makes it even more exciting and fun!

Let me know what odd jobs you have done, or give us some ideas for jobs we can all do for others!