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$25 Amazon GC Brighten Someone’s Day {2 winners} Giveaway

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I was recently in the doctor’s office waiting to be seen when an elderly man walked up the the reception window. It was his first time there, and the receptionist handed him a stack of paperwork to complete. He looked bewildered. He asked if he could just answer the questions to the receptionist. She told him to have a seat and work his way through the papers. He shuffled over to a chair. I was checking my email, but watched him as he sat staring into space. Just then, another patient asked, “Could I help you with that?” “What do you mean?” he answered. “I could ask you the questions and write them down for you.” she said. I thought the man was going to cry as he handed her the paperwork. As I watched her walk him through the questions, I thought, “Why didn’t I ask that question?” Someone dropped him off. He didn’t have a friend. Now he did.

Do you treasure your friends? Watching this interaction unfold made me think about how busy I get, and how I forget to tell my friends how much I treasure them.

I have the best friends, and many of them are in this group of amazing bloggers! We wanted to do something different and special for National Friendship Month. If you win this $25 Amazon gift card, you will also win another to give to a friend! How fun is that?

All you have to do is enter on the rafflecopter below.

Good Luck! This giveaway ends Friday, 2/28/14 at 11:59 pm and is open worldwide!

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Comments

  1. My teen daughter read to me when I was having a severe flare of my illness. I was in bed for almost a week. She read ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ to me. She is 16 and I am certain she would have rather been doing something else.

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  4. The nicest thing anyone ever did for me was when my daughter moved back to our town with our grandchildren – now I get to see them everyday, instead of a couple of times a year.

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  5. I have been struggling since my husband passed away, roof had been leaking for awhile and I put pans and buckets around to catch the water. My neighbor came down one evening to visit and it was raining and she seen the mess. 2 weeks later her husband and his workers came and put on a new roof. That not only brighten my day but still does to this day.

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  8. The nicest thing ever done for me was actually just this past weekend when my brother and sister in law purchased plane tickets and a hotel room for my husband and I to fly to Texas and spend a weekend with them. It was absolutely amazing!

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  11. When one of my sisters came to help me out while my husband was away at training, we were talking about how I’d never taken a bath in the house that we’d lived in for 2 years. She and another sister pitched in and bought me a bunch of spa stuff and she took care of my daughter so I could take a bath and relax. Love my sisters!

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  24. When my hubby was in Iraq, my boss knew that I was a little stressed out and would offer to take my puppy home with her every now and then so i could get errands done. I thought ti was the nicest thing.

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  27. My sister picked up a carmel frappe for me when she picked me up to drive me to chemo.Not a big deal I know but to me meant alot because was the only thing I could keep down at the time.

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  29. When I graduated from college and was leaving to start a new job, some friends threw me a surprise going away party.

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  43. I’m disabled. Since my 30’s joint disease I had open heart surgery at 39 to remove a tumor a year and a half later my son then 19 was diagnosed with systemic lupus and never once complained. When I can’t make it down the stairs he always makes sure I have what I need, inspite of his health issues he makes sure I’m okay.

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  45. Most recently someone brightened my day by helping me change my Tire. I was so very glad because it was very cold out and I had no Idea how to get the Spare tire to “drop” from under the van.

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  46. My hubby bought a case of my cats’ favorite cat food, which was quite sweet of him, because he barely tolerates them, usually.

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  47. my boyfriend when he brings home our favorite subs from a shop not close to us at all. He will go out of his way to bet my favorite sub and that sure brightens my day because we don’t eat their food often and it means he is thinking of me.

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  48. Just before Christmas, we were given giftcard to buy presents for my kids. Without that, there wouldn’t have been much under our tree.

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  49. When I was big and pregnant my aunt went to Costco and just showed up with all kinds of food, toilet papers, and diapers out of the blue.

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  50. I’d have to say that a genuine compliment is the nicest thing someone can do to brighten my day. It makes me feel validated.

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  54. the nicest thing anyone ever did was when I was turned down for a mortgage my sister used her line of credit to get me my house

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  55. The nicest thing anyone has done for me lately was my BFF-she straightened my living room and did my dishes while I was at the doctor for a pre surgery appointment. She rocks! Thanks 🙂

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  58. The nicest thing that happened to me occurred at 3 separate times – the first a woman gave me comfort at a very horrible time of my life; the second was immediately after the first lady, my Mom dropped everything and flew cross country to be with me at this horrible time, and the third was at a time when I was struggling financially, struggling to keep my twins in utero and struggling to keep food on the table and a lady appeared out of nowhere and offered my Mom a mini van full of food – it literally fed us for a month. So, if I would win, I would give the giftcards to my Mom since I cannot find the other 2 people, still to this day – almost 8 years later.

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  62. Years ago when I was pregnant with my third child and having a lot of financial problems my friend waited till I went to visit my mom for the day and had the babies room painted and a carpet put in and had furniture put in place. When I came home I walked into the new nursery. 🙂 I cried for days at her gift to me.
    Carol L

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  63. When I went to the hospital to have my son,. I was alone and the nurse stayed with me and helped me.She use to work with my mom at the hospital. My mom was real sick and far away from me,That is the nicest thing anyone has done for me. She really brighten up my day. I didn’t even know her.

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  64. One of my dearest friends bought me tickets to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band for my birthday, now that made my day and then some 🙂

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  68. I believe the nicest thing done for me would be from my kids. Our house had been burned and we were all staying in one bedroom. I went to the doctor and when I returned home they had cleaned a room, put a bed in it and pretty much made me my own room. I love my children, they can be so good when they want. Thank you for the chance to enter in this giveaway.

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  72. I had to have surgery.. a friend of mine went with me n stayed with me at the hospital overnight n took me home the next day n stayed with me the next couple of weeks til I could get up n around myself.. made me meals n served me coffee n made sure I took my meds… was very thankful for my friend…

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  73. Watching the mailman or UPS pull in the drive way with a GIFT I WON from Sweepstakes,,,,,,,,it does it every time ,,,,,Thank You for the chance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  76. My best friend lives in NYC I live in AZ. My father has been very ill . My friend volunteered to fly to AZ to help me through this difficult time! We all need friends like her.

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  78. My mom is currently at a rehabilitation hospital and I am staying with her. I have 2 of my cousins who are helping me/us as much as they can. One of them will visit and bring me breakfast or lunch and the other she has been washing our clothes.

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  83. My husband cleaned out our bedroom _really cluttered. Just in time for mother’s day. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com

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  84. Every once in awhile my husband will come home with some treat he knows I like. He also arranged to have his mom watch our little ones for an hour so we could run to town by ourselves, he knew I was having a rough week and needed some time without them, but only for a little bit.

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  87. My husband bought my favorite cookies, Macadamia Nut. It was a complete surprise because I don’t indulge in them very often.

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  96. Our neighbor built us temporary steps when our porch fell apart and my husband fell and broke his leg and couldn’t work on the new porch. We were using a small step ladder to get in and out of the front door which was difficult for my husband in a boot/crutches and the neighbor showed up with some really nice steps. It was a blessing!

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  102. When I lost my job due to PTSD, my dad came over to leave a care package at the door for me and my daughter who was 15 at the time.He didn’t try to ring the bell because he knew we wouldn’t answer it,but I will always remember that. Seeing him walking back to his truck with his baseball cap on.I love my parents so very much.

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  104. I think that the nicest thing that I can remember someone ever doing for me is when my mom offered to watch my children for a week so that my husband and I could take a trip together.

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