One day a mother brought home a small 1 and gave it to her little girl on her birthday. She told her little girl that the jar was 2 , and that she could write to her mommy about anything in the world and then put it in the jar. And 3 , in its place, there would be a 4 for her. Soon the jar became a special part of their lives.

    The little girl loved to get 5 from her mommy. They always told her how 6 she was. Sometimes, too, there would be a little 7 in the jar with a note telling her how 8 her mommy was of her. She 9 all of her mommy's letters in a pretty box by her bed.

     The mother 10 each of her little girl's letters, too. As the years went by, that little girl 11 into a young lady and then got married and started a 12 of her own. For the first time, the jar sat 13 . The mother dusted the jar every day and sometimes looked inside, 14 sadly that the magic jar years had to end.

     One day the young lady came to 15 her mother. She went straight to her mother's room, opened the chest at the end of her bed, and found what she was looking for. She 16a piece of paper and put it in the jar, and 17 it to her mother. The mother opened the magic jar and there was that note from so long ago, “You're going to be a 18 !”

    And when that baby boy was born months later, there was the jar 19 in his nursery(育儿室) with a blue ribbon tied around it, and a note that read, “Magic jar years never 20 : they are always just beginning.”

    It was a cold autumn morning a few years ago. I was driving along the mountain roads slower than usual trying to take in all the1colors. It was so beautiful. It was a day made for2Yet, part of me still felt3and insignificant in the middle of all of this heaven-sent beauty.

    As I rounded a curve(弯曲处), I4saw an old man hurrying along the side of the road. As soon as he saw me, he raised his thumb, hoping for a5. I braked and pulled over to the side of the road. I6the door and the white haired man got in with a smile. He was hoping to7to the local post office and8have tie to catch a bus. As I drove along, we laughed and talked about what a9day it was. Then just as I 10to drop him off, he turned to me and said “Thanks son. You were heaven-sent.”

    I 11away with a smile on my face and a12in my heart. I wasn't sure 13I had been “heaven-sent” for him but he 14had been “heaven-sent” for me. He had15me that I too was an important part of God's 16and that I should enjoy taking my place in it.

    In God's eyes, none of us is small. None of us is 17  All of us are heaven-sent. We are here to help each other. We are here to18our love and our kindness. We are here to make this world a better 19more beautiful place. May you always 20your place in God's glorious creation.

    I was shopping in a supermarket last night when I saw a homeless woman with a trolley(手推车)full of all her things. She was sitting inside to keep1 . I went up to her and tried to give her 2for something to eat. She wouldn't 3 it. I said I wanted to help her4 she said that if enough money was given to her that day and she had money was given to her that day and she had money on her, other homeless people would 5 it from her while she slept.

    I 6 that I wanted to help her and asked if I could buy her something warm.7, she said no. She thanked me and said how 8she was that I had spoken to her and offered 9 . We introduced ourselves and she said that when I saw her the next time, she would 10 accept help.

    I walked out into the cold winter 11 and gave the money to a homeless man who was freezing. I asked him his name,12 I always want to know, and I told him mine. H appeared to have had a drinking or drug problem, but I was 13 that he accepted my help.

    I had this 14 that stayed with me. I felt that I had been in the presence of someone really special earlier. I always 15 what it would be like to be in a homeless person's shoes, I know how16 I am and how grateful I am for what I 17in my life.

    I learned a valuable 18 from the lady I met: Not all 19 people will take money or help if they feel enough has been given to them that day. She was grateful for the day. I will make sure I 20 her again.

    Ann, a mother of 3 children, is a warm-hearted social worker and she has done a lot to help people1 . The family's dinner conversation often turns to local poor families, and she 2 tries her best to seek help for them. This year, Ann 3 that the pretended Santa Claus would pay a special 4 to a young unemployed mother named Ashley, who was 5 two sons by herself.

    One Sunday morning, the family were joyfully having breakfast 6 the phone rang, saying that the help she had requested for Ashley had 7. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing. On hearing the news, Ann noticed the 8 disappear from her children's faces. Kinzie, the youngest one, 9 down from her chair and ran out of the kitchen room. In only a few 10, she returned carrying her piggy bank and began to 11 the coins over and over again, $3.30 in total. “Mom,” she shook her head 12, “I know it's not much. But maybe this will buy a 13 for the children.” Then suddenly everyone was reaching into their pockets and 14 their purses. Immediately, the money-coins and bills 15 on the table. The next day, Ann as well as Kinzie drove to Ashley's house. After Ann wished the 16 the woman a Merry Christmas, she began to unload the gifts from the car, 17 them to Ashley one by one and told her the whole story.

    Ashley was moved to tears 18the words: Kinzie opened not only her piggy bank but also her 19, and my children as well as I myself would be able to do something 20 for someone else in need.

    A Florids woman walked into a Publix supermarket last week. She asked a(n)1  ques­tion at the bakery counter, “Are there any first-birthday cakes scheduled for 2 over the weekend?

    Nick DeClemente, who works at the store, was initially 3 by the request. He then asked if the woman had any 4 person in mind. To his surprise, she didn't.

    The woman said, "No, I want to pay for one anonymously (匿名),"

    Minutes later, she started to burst into 5. She then explained to him that her baby was born 6 one year ago and she wanted to 7 his memory by paying for another 1-year-old's birthday cake.

    "I was a little lost for words just because of the deep 8 I developed for her," DeClemente recalled. He 9a pile of cake orders and picked out an order for a birthday cake for a 1-year-old boy named David. The buttercream topped sheet cake, which 10 at least 20 people, cost $32.99. The woman 11 agreed to pay.

    “She told me, “Thank you, and 12 that I let her do this," DeClemente said” "I hope that this lady finds 13 through this gift and that the customer receiving this gift will pay it 14, "“I told her how much it made my 15 especially because I have a little boy on the way and wished her many 16." DeClemente said, explaining he was standing by the stores front door as she was 17.

    The dad-to-be said he never got her name nor did he get a 18 to explain to the customer whose cake was paid for the story behind the 19 gesture — but he hopes their paths 20 again.

    It was Mother's Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were 1 ， we realized that only minutes earlier an 2 woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground. 3was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. 4, a lot of people stopped to help out.

    5we were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very 6about what had happened to the elderly people. He 7to me, "Mom, it's not much fun falling over in front of 8." Seeing that there was a flower stall（摊位）in the front of the supermarket, he added, "Why shouldn't we 9  the lady a flower? It will make her feel better." I was 10that he'd come up with this 11  idea. So we went over and told the flower seller 12 we wanted. "Just take it," she replied. "I 13 take your money for such a wonderful 14.”

    By now medical staff had arrived, and were 15 the injured woman. We gave the flower to the woman's husband and I told him it was 16my son. At that, the old man started crying and said, "Thank you very much." He then turned to me, "You have a 17 son. Happy Mother's Day to you."

    The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. 18being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with 19 in her eyes and gave him a little 20.