All In It Together

Cami loves her brothers!

Today, Cami taught me, by example how to show Christlike love to our fellow men (or girls).  We were at Lance's baseball practice, and Kyle and Cami were sitting on a bleacher behind the fence, watching the girls (about 9 yrs.) practice softball.  The girl that was up to bat had already missed a couple of balls.  The ball was pitched again, and as she stood there, it hit her on the leg, hard.  She began to cry and when her dad joined her, she walked off the field to the bleachers.  Her dad said something about moving out of the way of the ball, and the poor girl was just devastated.  Cami asked me,
"Mom, can I give her a hug?
I wasn't sure what to say, and finally muttered, "No, sweetheart, we don't know her."
So Cami asked me if I would give her a hug, and by then I was feeling bad for telling Cami not to help someone feel better, as I have been trying to have the kids do at home with each other.
So I said, "Mmm, okay, you can give her a hug."
So she walked over to the crying girl, who's back was turned to us, and, after I asked the Dad and daughter if it would be alright, Cami reached out and hugged the girl's back.  Cami was smiling.
Then I looked over and saw Kyle slowly walking toward the girl, and he did the same thing, hugging the back of her.
They took turns hugging her again, before I refocused their attention on something else.
I hope I can take this lesson, taught by my daughter, and use it more in my daily life.  Perhaps I can make someone else's day, whether I know them personally or not, a little better just by one small action of Christlike love.  Because, after all, aren't we all in this together?