A year ago Christmas I took a time out, and became a bell ringer for 30 days. That was something which was the hardest 30 days of my life, but the best. One day I spent 8 hours holding an umbrella in a ice storm, and ringing the bell with another. I also soon found out that the energy you put out, is the same that will be responded with. Keep the energy up, and everybody was a donor. One day a man came out of the store with a small sack of cookies, and told me not to give them away. I put them on the ledge behind me, and figured that when I got a chance I would look at them. A half hour later he came out with another bag of cookies and told me to be sure not to give them away. I said okay, and now I had two sacks of cookies. A few hours later I sat down and looked in the sacks, in one was a 20.00 bill, in the second was 45.00. And a quick note to keep the money, God bless you! Since then, all times of the year you tend to remember the ones that are cold, and can not duck out of the weather, you try to pay it forward. I had a Christmas angel do it for me, and I try to do it for others. Blessings and thank you, Linda