Christmas spirit lives

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I was listening to Greg Knapp on the way home this afternoon and he had a really great local story.<br /><br />A 28 year old Marine was shopping for an engagement ring and had a conversation with a woman. The woman came from a military family and they had a good conversation.<br /><br />The Marine had to open a line of credit for $3k to get the ring. After he left, the woman paid off his note. She has asked to remain anonymous, so no one knows who she is.<br /><br />Now that is the Christmas spirit. I hope she gets her good deed returned ten fold.

 

[JB]

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Wow! A really cool lady.<br /><br />The best charity come from anonymous givers.

 

[deputydawg]

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This year I got a gift certificate in the mail from "santa clause" for $200 to the local grocery store. No name but I think I know who sent it. They know I would turn it down if they put a name on it. The card said "we appreciate all you do".<br />Turns out all officers in the county got the same. Very kind! <br />It helped my family a lot, but I wish I had the chance to turn it down, don't feel right taking it.

 

[heycods]

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Dawg take it and be quite some folks want to pay your overtime <br /> Wish I was rich enough to help the boys in uniform like that.

 

[aspeck]

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DD, I used to feel like that also. I love to give to others, but it is always hard to recieve. Then a wise person sat me down and had a talk with me about how I felt when someone accepted a gift from me vs. how I felt if that gift was turned down. After all, I would not have offered the gift if I really did not want them to accept it. Once this person got me to put my feet in the other person's shoes I feel I have become a better giver AND reciever!<br /><br />God Bless you, and enjoy your certificate - you made someone very happy by using it!

 

[deputydawg]

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I used it, but made certain I did not waste any of it on chips or cookies. All hamburger, fruit and veggies. I placed a very small ad in the cards of thanks section of the lcoal paper. Our local paper is about 6 pages long, so someone will see it. I simply said thanks to Santa from me and my family, you don't know how much your kindness was appreciated.<br /><br />It gets me a little paranoid when people are nice to me