Ice Cream Sundae Date!

This past Saturday, on the Saturday Six, I shared about fun random-acts-of-kindness gifts you could give to those in your life if you're looking for some creative ideas.

The whole theme of the post was inspired by a gift we received in the mail last week that boosted our souls so much. Let me give you a little background about it.

A few weeks ago, I received an email from someone I've never met (and I will keep the details vague because I didn't ask if it was okay to spill the story). She said she's read the blog along the way and shared a bit of her own story with me. She asked if she could have our address so she could send some mail, and of course I never turn down mail! 

I sure never expected the mail we received! WOWSA!

It wasn't just a letter. An entire BOX arrived for us! 

We found a sweet note inside, where our new friend said she felt prompted by the Lord to be an encourager, and she wanted to do something to encourage us. She said she loved reading about our dates and decision to spend intentional time together - including our monthiversaries. 

She told us to keep letting our light shine as we worked with our tenants and shared the Gospel.

And then...that beautiful gift. 

It was a "just add ice cream" date in a box. 

Look at all the goodness! Coffee. Hot fudge. Caramel. Candies. Nuts. YUM.

This arrived as we wrapped up our first week of solo work. It arrived as we wrapped up a long, long (for us) stretch of working between days off. 

We haven't had time to get away for dates. Dates are confined to home more often than not right now. Time together is treasured and precious as we gear up for the next day of work. 

Don't you know that we got ourselves to the store to add our ice cream...immediately!

(Excuse our glazed looks. See above about long stretches and solo work. LOL!) 

This was so perfect. It was so much fun to create our own sundaes, before curling up for a night of rest. (Because the day off did arrive!)

For us, the words of encouragement, knowing we were thought of and loved, AND the fun date were the trifecta of perfectly timed joy. 

Thank you, friend, for listening to the Lord's prompt and encouraging us. We are so grateful!