Yesterday my sisters and I participated in A Christmas Story Run in Cleveland and I witnessed a lot of kindness. There was a gentleman who stood on his balcony and wished all the runners a Merry Christmas and cheered us on as we completed the last stretch of our run.
One of my sisters had surgery on her knee and has not been cleared to run. She has run A Christmas Story Run every year since it started 3 years ago. She decided she would still do it but walk instead. Every year the race runs out of medals so my other sister and I had to run in order to ensure we would receive one. So when we were finished, we went back to walk with her and finish all together.
After the race, as we were walking back toward the buses we noticed how many runners were falling and almost hitting their faces on the asphalt over a bump in the road so we stayed to warn people prior to crossing it.
As runners were waiting in line to get on the bus to shuttle us back to our cars, our line noticed a four month old baby waiting in back. It was 30 degrees and windy so the line let the baby on first. Then when there wasn't space or the stroller, a woman volunteered to move in order to get the stroller on. We also let the baby off first.
December 6th
My mom, sister, and I went to cheer on my other sister and brother in law at a cyclocross race this morning. They seemed to appreciate our support and I brought a smile to my sisters face as I quoted lines from A Christmas Story to cheer her on. I heard competitors congratulate each other on a good race when they finished. A good Samaritan brought a huge smile to my face when I lost my phone at the race. I looked everywhere! I even searched through a trash can in case I accidently threw it out with my trash. Then I heard the announcer announce someone had turned in a cell phone that was found in the parking lot. Thank you good Samaritan!! You definitely made my day!!
Who did you make smile today?
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