Random Acts of Kindness.

My husband Chris is an amazing gentleman. We're teaching our sons to be the same.

I love when he stops to hold open the door for strangers, when he says, "Thank you" to someone holding open the door for us, when someone needs help grabbing something off a shelf and he asks if they need help... Most importantly, I'm proud of how he has stepped up to caring for 2 of our local Homeless men, Rudy & John.

Around the holidays - after Thanksgiving and before Christmas, I came up with the idea to make "Care Packages" for our local Homeless. There were a few we've seen around the neighborhood just doing their thing, never begging for money, never holding up signs. I mentioned on Facebook my idea and my coworker/friend Maria said she would like to donate too. So one afternoon we hit Dollar Tree and stocked up on supplies. I packaged up huge recycling Ikea bags and we left them in the truck to hand out whenever we saw them.

John was the first one Chris made contact with, he introduced himself, shook his hand and asked if he'd be interested in a care package - John said yes and since then, Chris has bought him a hot breakfast and stopped to give him $10 on another day.

Rudy is the 2nd one we watch over. Chris gave Rudy a care package too and since then, every can and bottle we've saved - we give the bag to Rudy to recycle. Rudy smiles so big when Chris pulls up.

We tried to give care packages to a Homeless lady we always see by the mall but she wasn't interested. It didn't discourage us though.

A couple months ago one of my friends on Facebook asked for crayons, coloring books, stuffed animals, socks, toothbrushes and toothpaste because she was going to visit India and wanted to give them to local kids. She returned this month and we got this picture. How precious!!!

You can see the rest of Sumantha's breathtaking photos here.

A lot of times we get lost in our own lives that we forget to do for others. Giving does so much for your soul, try it sometime!

If you want to create your own care packages for your local homeless...

Here's what we picked up at Dollar Tree to make 4 care packages - We spent about $20:

• (2) 3 packs of Toothbrushes with Travel Holders
• (4) Tubs of Baby Wipes
• (4) Mini Deodorants
• One package of cough drops
• One package of mints
• One box of bandages
• (4) Packages of Rain Ponchos
• One 4 pack of Gum
• One 6 pack of Shavers

Thank You Maria for donating:

• Tube socks
• (4) Bottles of Mouth Wash
• (4) Packages of Crackers and assorted snacks