Monday, August 19, 2013

When People Care

This morning as I sat down with that first cup of coffee, looking into my back yard from the kitchen, I reflected on this weekend. Friday evening we went to Culver, Indiana, to join the cast and crew of the film, “Little Savages”, for a night of fun and karaoke. It was great! But this post is really about something more than a great film in the making, or a great film company like Bearfruit Films.

This post is about encouragement, and how one act of kindness can do that. My family and I all attended the event Friday night. My daughter, who is a special needs 9 year old, immediately recognized a number of the kids from Disney. The one person that she first recognized was Kenton Duty who plays one of the kids in the movie. He spoke with her a couple times in passing and she was elated! Then we asked him to take a picture with her, which he was glad to do, and he also gave her an encouraging autograph, telling her to “Dream big!” I know this may sound trivial, but it changed her life tremendously that day, and maybe forever. My hat is off to Kenton, the cast and crew of “Little Savages”, and Bear Fruit Films.

One small act of kindness can provide a world of encouragement. Encourage someone today.

Prayer
Father, we praise and thank You for being the Most High King of the universe. Thank You for giving us those words of encouragement when we need them. Thank You for reaching out into our lives and letting us know that You care. Please watch over and bless Your people today, especially those that are in need of encouragement. And bless the work of the people working on the movie today, especially Kenton. In Jesus name. Amen.