I just finished taping heart-shaped lollipops to about 125 Star Wars valentines. Okay, maybe it wasn’t *quite* that many. I also wrapped a box in shiny red paper and cut a hole in it to serve as a valentine mailbox. I haven’t done valentines since I was in elementary school! It brings back memories.
In case you didn’t know, it is also National Random Act of Kindness Week. My son’s school is encouraging them to perform a RAK each day to celebrate. In the process of bagging up conversation hearts for the teachers, (I ran out of suckers. Well, there’s one left, but it’s mine!) I came across one that illustrates the theme of both RAK Week and Valentine’s day perfectly. It is something I hope to teach my children. I am still learning it myself…

Think of what the world would be like if we each made it a point to perform just 1 RAK each day of our lives. Something as insignificant to you as letting someone out into traffic can make a big difference in that person’s day. Give it a try! What goes around comes back, as a family friend says, and you just might find that you’ve been RAK’d yourself.