【AeedaDayItwasabusydayasusual.Iwasmakingsandwichesandbalancingthephonebetweenmyshoulderandchin.Thewashingmachinesoundedasmyhusbandwalkedinwithourdaughters.Wehadonlyabouttwentyminutestoeat(36)___wehad】
AeedaDay
Itwasabusydayasusual.Iwasmakingsandwichesandbalancingthephonebetweenmyshoulderandchin.Thewashingmachinesoundedasmyhusbandwalkedinwithourdaughters.Wehadonlyabouttwentyminutestoeat (36)___wehadtotakethegirlstotheirnextactivity.Myhusbandseemedabit(37)___thatdinnerwasnotonthetable.
Thatnight,Ihadaheavy (38)___,thinkingwewerebecomingtaskmastersonanassemblyline (流水线).Wehadbecometoo(39)___inourowntasksandnotveryconsideratetowardsthosearoundus.Weneededtodosomethingtobringbacksomemeaningintoourlives.Itneededtobesomethingthatwould (40)___ourownagendasandenergizeustowardthecommongood.
Iboughtanotebook,namedit"OurDeedDiary"andheldafamilymeeting.ItoldmyfamilyIwantedusalltothinkaboutdoinga (41)___forotherseveryday.Itcouldbeforeachotherorforpeopleoutsideour(42)___.Andweallneededtowriteitdowninthenotebook.
Ithoughtonedeedadaywastooeasy.However,itwasactually(43)___thanitseemedbecauseithadtobesomething (44)___whatwehadalreadydone.Sendingbirthdaycardstopeoplewealreadysentcardstoeveryyearwouldnot(45)___.
Wehadarough (46)___.Onsomedays,someonewouldforgetto(47)___agooddeed,whileonoherdays,wewouldforgettowriteourgooddeedsinthediary.Afterafewweeksthough,Ifoundmyselfwakingupinthemorningtryingto(48)___whatgooddeedIcoulddoforsomeonethatday.Mydaughtersbegantorushtomeafterschoolto (49)___methegooddeedtheyhaddone.
Now,afterayear,Iamhappytosaythatitismakinga(n) (50)___inourlives.Insteadofalways (51)___whatthedaywillbringforus,wethinkboutwhatwecandoforsomeoneelse.
Whowouldhavethoughtthattryingtodoasimplekindnessadaywouldbeso(52)___?Ifeelmydaughtershavefeltinnerjoythatyoucanonly (53)___bygivingtosomeoneelsefromyourheart.Thebestthingisthatyoufeelsogreataboutdoingsomethingforsomeoneelse; youdon'tevenlookfororexpectanythingi(54)___.So,whensomeonedoesreturnthefavor,itisanenormousandpositive(55)___.
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