This morning me and Andrew went to the parking lot by the Salvation Army in Austin to pass out 26 cups of stew to 26 needy people to honor the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy. It was beyond touching for us. We only had enough to pass out 29 cup and a few extra bags of crackers but it was easily the highlight of 2012 for us. My favorite compliments were: "When you pulled up, I could see your kind eyes thru the windshield" and "The handwritten note was my favorite part. It was so sweet and not rushed or hurried." We got tons of "god bless you" and "thank you so much" but it was the silence that followed that was the most touching of all. We have started a new holiday tradition in the Mackey family. We would like to pair up with another couple next year though so we can do 6 pots of stew- it was awful when we ran out...
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