Did you know that if you go caroling to someone's home—someone who is over the age of 65—the chances they will invite you in for a "treat" are pretty much 99.9%? Tonight we went caroling for part of our Relief Society Christmas Party, and we seriously had a blast! We parked and walked around a neighborhood with a map of the elderly people we knew would love to hear our singing. We did a good job of entertaining ourselves in between houses, too: slipping and falling on ice, talking about how we should invent caroling karaoke, laughing when we caught people in their under-roos, singing to a blind man and not realizing it until Nicole had been holding his card out to him for a good 30 seconds, and imitating the cute Danish woman's voice when she invited us in for a cookie and then wished us the best in finding the right man.
One man was in a wheelchair, and his wife and he invited us in to sing some more songs inside their home. It was so amazing to see how happy we made them—just a few minutes of our time changed their entire dispositions. One woman helped her husband to the door, and then he started mumbling along to the Christmas carols. When we finished she said, "You just made him happy for the rest of the week. Now he'll be singing all night.":) Take time to make not only your Christmas memorable but others' as well. Watch out for those who may get overlooked. You can make a difference in their lives. Merry Christmas!!!
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How Fun! We missed Caroling this year and since it's not too late we may just jump on the band wagon before it is too late! What a fun night!
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