Counting Starfish: March 2014

There is a story about a man who observed a boy throwing starfish that had washed up with the tide back into the ocean. The man asked the boy what he was doing. The boy responded, "I am throwing the starfish back into the ocean so that they do not dry up and die." The man cried, "You cannot possibly throw all these starfish back into the ocean. There are thousands." The boy looked at the starfish in his hand as he threw it gently back into the water. "It mattered to that one."

I am uplifted daily by good and kind moments, received and given. This blog is the story of the starfish that I have had the pleasure to witness being thrown back into the ocean.

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Strangers surprise Army vet with new roof

I read this story in the local news today:

A man requested a bid for a new roof for his family, but it was more than he could afford, partially because he had blown much of his budget on his baby, who had tumor. Strangers made sure this man had a much needed new roof, but I think more than anything, I'm touched by who masterminded the project to build him a new roof, free, and as complete surprise to him.