Princess Tattoos

Last week, a friend called to vent her frustration. She had shopped for over a month for her granddaughter’s birthday present—the perfect princess dress, shoes and accessories. She wrapped the ensemble, put it in a box and attached the completed Federal Express form. It should arrive two days before her granddaughter’s birthday. She gave it to her husband and asked him to take it to Federal Express.

Then she realized that she forgot to put the temporary heart and princess tattoos in the box. She called her husband to ask if he’d sent it yet. He said he had already been to the post office and mailed it. She said, “You are kidding, right? You didn’t mail it regular mail, did you?” He said it was cheaper than Federal Express. She was livid because it wouldn’t arrive in time for her granddaughter to wear to her party.

Today my friend was in line at the grocery store, opened her purse and saw the tattoos. A cute little girl, almost her granddaughter’s age, had been smiling at her. She asked her father if she could give her the tattoos. The little girl smiled and said, “Thank you, thank you so much!”

My friend said, “If I only had a blog to write, I could write about it.” She laughed and then said, “I gave them away so you could give it as today’s gift. If it hadn’t been for your giving challenge, I would not have thought of giving them away.” Now, there are two little princesses, one with a dress and accessories and one with tattoos.

In Giving,

Robin