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My Kind Act

Through my faith I have learned to believe that we must all do on to others as want others to do on to us; including being kind to others. I had the opportunity to help my sister in law Angie not too long ago. Angie is a single mother of 4 and has 5 grandchildren. A few months ago she was with nowhere to turn; had no place to live and had no job. At this time she had two of kids and her oldest grandchild with her. You see Angie has a great heart and will always help someone in there time of need. There was no way I was going to turn my back on my sister in law so I asked her to come stay with us while she got her situation worked out.

Now I live in a two bedroom apartment with my wife and two kids so the living arrangement where a bit uncomfortable however I was determined to make this work. The second evening of Angie being at my home I sat down her down and gave a plan with goals to help her get back on the way. The first item was to find a job, second item enroll the kids in a school near here, the third item open a bank account and last item divide the chores around the house between both families. These for steps were going to begin to shape her life leading to her one day being on her own. She was pleased and expressed gratitude telling me no one had ever sat with her to advise her in such a manner.

Angie first enrolled the kids at the school my kids attend this was best as I was able to take the kids and pick them up while she focused on other priorities. Every day we sat on the computer sending her resume to different employers. When she would have an interview we would role play to build her confidence and give her knowledge of the interview process. Some short time later she landed a job at a physician’s office. It made my heart warm to see her so happy and that things where finally turning around for her.

While all the time we had divided the chores around the house; teaching the kids responsibility and that they had to help their mother. Angie was in shock as to get them to do anything before was like being in a battle at war. Both kids now understood that the home is for the family and it takes all of to us to make it work just like it takes a whole team to win a game. Since Angie had been working for a few weeks I took her to go open a bank account and show her how to budget her money. In no time Angie was going to be able to be on her own.

It’s now been a few months and Angie has been able to turn her life around. She has now been able to move into her own place with her two kids and grandchild. The kids still do chores to help, especially that she comes home tried from work. I still pick up the kids from school while she is at work; I don’t want her to feel overwhelmed. The most impressive part of Angie is that she is sticking to her budget and keeps saving money. They constantly are reminding of how grateful there are of my kindness. I am so happy that my act of kindness has been able to keep my sister in laws family together and better it.