Randy and Cynthia are the luckiest people in the whole world too have true best friend like Dave and Stephanie. They are true friends who have been there for both of us,through thick and thin, in best times and our worst times, in sickness and in health they where there.!. We just cannot thank them enough for being in our lifes ,words cannot say how much we appreciate Dave and Steph.!!! You can say too someone that "your my best friend" but push comes too shove, are they really your best friends??? WE CAN. Love you guys from your best friends..Randy and Cynthia

My uncle's funeral was today and I am writing to say how touched we all were by the number of vehicles that pulled over and stopped as a sign of respect when the hearse & firetruck carrying his grandchildren passed. THANK YOU to all the drivers who did so and to all those who showed patience with the long procession following. THANK YOU to the WFD for the show of support, volunteers with the WFD Honour Guard and a wonderful tribute at Stations 5,4,1 & 3. Very touching.

I would like to say a very special thank you to Ernie at Jose's Bar & Grill, who went out of his way to deliver a soup that was accidentally left out of our staff pick-up order at lunch today. You went ABOVE and BEYOND, and it was very much appreciated!!

Just wanted to give a shout out to the girls who work at the McDonalds on Tecumseh and Lauzon across from the Tecumseh Mall. I go through the drive thru every night before I come into work and they are always so cheerful ! They do get backed up once in a while but they are always so efficient and I wanted to make sure they know their efforts and hard work have been Spotted !! Keep up the great work !!

My children purchased lazor pens at the dollar store tonight and took them outside to play! My neighbor across the road decided to have a lazor war with them from their kitchen window! The kids had a blast and I wanted to thank you for taking the time out of your day to make their night entertaining! It is little things like this that go a long way! They haven't stopped talking about it and I'm sure they will be out again exoecting another war! Merry Christmas

Thank you to the kind gentleman at Tecumseh mall who stopped and gave my two girls each a loonie to go on a ride! They had been out running errands and shopping with my mom & I all day and had been pretty good so they were playing and letting go of some energy...then we ran out of loonies! You made their day by letting them go on one more ride!! Thank you!!

My family and I go through the same Tim Hortons drive through every morning. They always know when we order an extra egg on the side that it's for my 3 year old. Every morning Meghan at the window says hi cutie and talks to my son. He loves it! Today she handed us a gift bag with a Christmas present for my son. He was thrilled! To think that she took time out of her day and spent money on my son its absolutely heart warming. I appreciate your kindness and thoughtfulness and the way you treat the little love of my life. Thank you for making his day :)

I want to switch it up a bit. Normally we hear from the recipients of good deeds. I'd like to give my perspective from the other side.

It started out while standing in line at Tim Horton's in Tecumseh Mall, last Monday, behind two separate elderly people. The one ahead of the other was searching his pockets for change and told the lady behind him to go ahead of him. She politely refused and said she was in no rush. He demanded a few more times until I just said we must all be the only ones who aren't in a rush to go anywhere. It was in that moment I decided it was time to give back.

When I got up to the counter to place my order, instead of purchasing the coffee I was going to get, I purchased 5 gift cards (each with $5 on it). The first I dropped on the counter and said goes to the next in line; I never saw who that was as I just turned and walked away. I then left the mall and went over to Devonshire Mall. I felt like there was more traffic and a higher level of stress. What I thought would take maybe an hour ended up taking 4. I walked around and gave a gift card to anyone who looked me in the eyes and smiled. I quickly learned that smiles don't come easily. It was very disappointing at this time of year to see so many straight, angry, determined, even sometimes disgusted faces. It's safe to say it wiped the remainder of whatever Christmas spirit I had left in me. I went back to Tecumseh Mall where I had two people smile right away. So I go pick up more gift cards only to not get another smile that night.

It's not over yet though.
Everyday this last week I've been walking the malls giving $5 cash to anyone who smiles at me. I focused most of my time at Tecumseh Mall as that's where I was having the most success; it felt great. I stopped focusing on the amount of people that walked by and focused on the ones who actually smiled. That's why I'm here writing.

This experience has been far more rewarding for me than it could ever have had on those who smiled. My Christmas spirit is at an all-time high also. I want to thank everyone reading this just for being yourselves; and to those at the malls who have made it such a wonderful experience. There's one person in particular that has been amazing, I won't name her though; she'll know who she is if she reads this.

Have a very Merry Christmas everyone and remember that it pays to smile. I'm still here at the mall hoping to see a few more smiles before Santa arrives on Thursday; he's actually really cool. I've seen him and talked to him a few times. You should come take a picture with him too. You never know, some random person may pay for them again ;-)