Billy Coffey
Billy Coffey

Christmas Change – My ten dollars

December 3, 2009  

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  Last Friday I wrote about my friend Terri, her mother, and the blessing they received from a stranger while eating at their favorite restaurant. At the end of that post I proposed a challenge for this Christmas season — take ten dollars and bless someone with it. Let it be a small act with big consequences. Lift a burden or a countenance. Make someone smile.

My ten dollars sat in my pocket for about a week after Terri told me her story. I looked for opportunities. I found many. But each time I started to reach into my pocket, something told me to keep it there. That there was someone who needed it more.

A few days later, I found that someone.
 
Today I’m blogging for the wonderful people at Christmas Change, who graciously asked me to contribute a little something to help bring our focus back to the true meaning of December 25. So follow me there, read how I spent my ten dollars, and meet a very special little boy who managed to bless me much more than I blessed him…
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6 Responses to “Christmas Change – My ten dollars”

  1. Deb on December 3rd, 2009 5:01 am

    Read your blog over at Christmas Change… what a beautiful story. It brought tears to my eyes and was so beautiful. Thankyou. I hope I can bless at least one person like that this Christmas. :)

  2. *~Michelle~* on December 3rd, 2009 9:31 am

    Perfect place for that $10! love it!

  3. andrea on December 3rd, 2009 10:49 am

    Awesome! Isn’t it amazing how GOD works when we listen to him.
    Blessings and prayers, andrea

  4. Sarah Salter on December 3rd, 2009 1:03 pm

    I’m a big believer that the initiative of children should be rewarded whenever possible. You made his day, Billy. And your story made mine. :-)

  5. L.T. Elliot on December 3rd, 2009 6:19 pm

    I’d beat you for making me cry as often as you do but I can’t. I love it here too much.
    God Bless and Merry Christmas.

  6. Denise on December 4th, 2009 7:39 am

    Such a lovely story.

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