Browsing articles from "September, 2009"
Sep
14
The gift, the story, the friends… this Mission has INCREDIBLE written all over it. Secret Agents, this is one to love.
Location: 21 by-pass… Rock Hill, SC
Date: 9-11-09
Time: 1:30 PM
After having a great lunch, both Secret Agent IPOTB and Secret Agent GP set out to find a ’drop site’ for a hand covered journal that Agent IPOTB had made. They had only gone a short distance, when they spotted an unoccupied car wash. As traffic cleared, they made a U-Turn in the center of the road, and headed back to make the drop.
Once in the lot, Secret Agent IPOTB came to a screaching hault, then Secret Agent GP grabbed the journal and headed around the vehicle. She strategically placed this lovely jewel next to a coin operated vaccumn cleaner, while Secret Agent IPOTB snapped a quick photo of it.
They are glad to report, even though this car wash is located on an extremely busy thoroughfare, no one pulled into the business before they made their fast getaway…..by the way…James Bond has nothing on these two Agents… their tires are still smokin’. Be watching for them in the near future, as they are already planning their next Mission.
Secret Agent IPOTB took a sidekick along on her first mission and with great results! She writes, “Secret Agent GP, who is 74, had a stroke last year. She has recovered pretty well since that day, however, the stroke robbed her of her ability to drive and she doesn’t get out of her home often during the day now. I thought a nice lunch and a few hours of conversation would put a smile on her face. Watching her excitement today has guaranteed her a spot in my vehicle every week, and we will seek out places to carry out Random Acts of Kindness. She was so excited!” Thanks so much to Secret Agent IPOTB and her super sidekick Secret Agent GP. What a wonderful mission! I think we are ALL excited about this one!
Sep
13
LOCATION: Oakland. Pitt Campus and Surrounding Areas.
DATE: 09/07/2009
TIME: 3pm
Secret Agent L knows how stressful daily life can be, especially for busy college students. She recently took a stroll through Pittsburgh as students moved back on campus, preparing themselves for another year of hard work, some for the first time. This event definitely calls for encouraging words, which is why notes were left all over campus for students, parents, teachers, and other passers-by to know they are thought of during this time.
Even the smallest of gestures can make the biggest impact. Secret Agent L hopes these notes brought a little encouragement to anyone who found them.
Sep
12
Secret Agent S, a very busy Disciple-Elf of Secret Agent L, really knows how to spread joy. Recently, she has taken beautiful St. Augustine, Florida by storm and left in her wake, amazing gifts. This is just one more example of how spreading kindness is easy as pie. Or cupcake!
Mission: Pediatric Clinic, St Augustine, FL
Date: 8/20/09
Time: 6:30 pm
Well, here we are again. Disciple-Elf of Secret Agent L is on the move again. And today she has the hugest craving for food. Have you ever really united with food? I mean, REALLY united? I am in a state of complete and utter euphoria over this little slice of heaven in St Augustine, Fl called LuLi’s Cupcakes. I tell ya what, this whole store is devoted to nothing but the pure existence of a little food known as CUPCAKES. There is not one other reason it exists but to provide the entire world with every flavor of cupcake you can imagine. Seriously. It exists for no other purpose but to give us cupcakes. I don’t know about you, but Disciple-Elf of Secret Agent L wants to bow down to LuLi’s Cupcakes, pay homage and worship at the doorstep just because they do in fact exist.
While we are in the economy we are in, I decided to make sure some lucky kid out there gets treated to LuLi’s cupcakes, because let’s face it, parents aren’t treating the kids to frivolous things like cupcakes when money is tight. That is just life. Why should LuLi’s suffer? Or the kids? So Disciple-Elf of Secret Agent L stopped by LuLi’s, ate two cupcakes, and bought two tokens for free cupcakes and delivered said tokens to the front of a Pediatric Clinic. I know the kids are headed there to get their annual vaccinations and I figured they deserved a treat after all the pain they endure just to enter the school year. Poor things! Yep. Mission accomplished and Disciple-Elf of Secret Agent L had a blast making a kid’s day.
PS… I think LuLi’s deserves a shout out. Visit their website at www.luliscupcakes.com. Woo hoo! CUPCAKES.
Sep
10
WOW! Secret Agent S is amazing. That’s really all I can say!
Mission: Children’s Speech Pathologist, St Augustine, Fl
Date: 6/19/09
Time: 7 pm
Disciple-Elf of Secret Agent L strikes again, for the kids. A local author is donating children’s books and we thought we should make sure they reach their destination. This book ‘Different is Good’ teaches kids all about being different. The story is about a little girl who has a speech impediment and she learns to love herself, just as she is. Imagine that? Just as she is, without changing a thing. Kids sure have a hard time dealing with differences and so often they want to change themselves to fit in. We liked the message of this book, because it teaches the readers to love ourselves, and accept our flaws and see them as perfect, just as they are.
We took about 20 books and donated them to a Children’s Speech Pathologist office. Disciple-Elf of Secret Agent L thinks it would be a great idea for the Pathologist to hand out these books to the kids they are coaching as a free gift. We can only imagine that going to the speech doctor must seem a bit scary at first and maybe if these kids have their own special book about speech ‘flaws’, well, maybe they’d feel a bit better about themselves and the doctor. Maybe it would help establish trust with the adult that seems so scary. Maybe it would even make the doctor see these kids with new eyes. They are perfect just as they are!!! And we hope all adults can receive that message too. Disciple-Elf of Secret Agent L has noticed that little kids who don’t love being different grow up to be adults who don’t love being different and boy-oh-boy do we have enough adults fighting over differences! Right?
Mission accomplished and hopefully these kids will grow up loving differences and accepting themselves and others just the way they are 
…..because Different Is Good!!!
Sep
8
While we enjoyed a long weekend here in the States, Affiliate Agent LS in Germany (yes, GERMANY!) decided that someone out there deserved a much needed gift. Thanks so much for spreading kindness over in Spangdahlem.
Location: Community building, Spangdahlem, Germany
Date: Friday, September 4
Time: 9:30 am
For my first mission, I wrapped a ribbon around some delicious gummy treats and attached the Secret Agent L business card along with a tag that read, “It’s Christmas in September! This is for YOU! Have a great day, and pass it on!” I left the treat on a table in a heavily-trafficked area of the building, right outside the coffee shop. I had to act quickly- there were a lot of people coming in and out the front door when I dropped it off. I hope it made someone’s day.
Secret Agent V is certain that the recipient of this early Christmas gift was pleased. Great job on your maneuvering, Agent LS!
Sep
3
Affiliate Agent N spent a great weekend in Connecticut recently and thought it only nice that another share in her joy, in an anonymous manner, of course. Lighthouses, rubber duckies, surprises, OH MY!
Mission: Bag of rubber duckies on a ledge of the Mystick Seaport lighthouse and bench in Olde Mistick Village
Date: August 31, 2009
Time: Afternoon
“My boyfriend and I took a day-trip to Mystic, CT for my birthday. Since I’ve had such a great year, I thought it was only appropriate to do something for someone else. We picked up some rubber duckies at a store and made up a couple packages to leave around Mystic. They made us laugh, so we figured they’d at least put a smile on the recipients faces. Mistick Village was easier since we just sat on a bench for a few minutes and then got up when there weren’t many people walking around. The Seaport was a lot harder. We picked the lighthouse which seemed to be a big attraction. There were a couple close calls with a family that had a couple little kids and some stroller issues. But eventually they walked away so we were able to drop the ducks quickly on a ledge of the lighthouse where we were sure someone would see them. When we came back an hour later, we say the package was gone. I hope all the ducks went to a good home!”
Fun, fabulous, fantastic idea! Thanks Agent N!
Sep
2
Being a writer and a traveler, Secret Agent V knows how important it is to refuel when doing these two favorite things! Affiliate Agent S combined all of these amazing things, writing, traveling, eating, family, and giving, during her recent mission in Arizona.
Location:
Route 66
Arizona
Burger King
Date:
8/28/09
Time:
4pm
Well, Affiliated Agent S is back at it. We took a road trip across country on Route 66. Have you ever traveled with a 6 year old across country? Boy oh boy was it an experience. We loved every minute of it.
At one point, my lil man wanted to stop at a Burger King and play in the Kidz Zone and I was more than happy to let him run wild for a few hours. I figured this was a great place to leave the journal and pen. Right in the Kidz Zone with the big, plastic castle and the screaming kids. Mom’s are just sitting here bored out of their minds while their kids run free and expel pent up steam. I know my mind gets to working while my son plays and from time to time I need to write down a to-do list or just a few inspirational ideas. What a perfect spot to make our drop.
We sure did get our kicks on Route 66 and hopefully so did some lucky mom. Here are a few pics my son took along the Route 66 as well as our Mission Journal/Pen. Enjoy your kids, parents!!! Just as they are…
