Today is World Kindness day and in honor of that I wanted to tell you a little story about a Christmas Ornament. The ornament’s name is Oliver. Oliver is a cute little boy on ice skates with a broken arm but a huge heart. I was given a copy of the delightful book and shared it with my son. Andrew has one of the kindest hearts I know and so this story of kindness in the face of bullying was an important one.
Bullying, at Christmas? Yes, in this story Oliver the ornament gets bullied by a few of the other ornaments because he is so old and has a broken arm. I honestly found the reasons a bit thin but then again kids bully kids for all sorts of dumb reasons that do not make sense. Adults do as well. Having Oliver be bullied and feel bad about himself was what making him respond with kindness more impactful. In this story about a Christmas tradition we are reminded of all of those ornaments and decorations that we have in our homes and how they came to live with us. Maybe you found one on a special trip. Maybe you have a certain type that you buy each year like we do. We get the special Keepsake frame that you can place a small family photo inside. With that we can look back on a fun family photo from the past year. Continue reading Oliver the Ornament – The Importance of Kindness→
I have now seen Christopher Robin two and 3/4 times. I say 2 3/4 times because the most recent time was at home with the whole family after I had come home from a trip and was about to head back to work for the weekend. I my exhaustion and snuggles with Andrew I fell asleep during the middle of the movie. I saw all the beginning that told the story of Christopher growing up, quickly, and then falling in love with Evelyn. Then he has to go off to war and leave his pregnant wife home. He returns several years later to meet his daughter for the first time. The movie picks up with Christopher working for a luggage company. Responsibilities of his job keep him from spending time with his family. He has lost his ability to play. He has grown up and forgotten his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. That is until he is reminded of them and a visit from Winnie the Pooh changes his life.
