I am the Messenger Ace of Clubs

After finding out that the next card is to do something for someone in my family, I immediately knew I should pick my mother.She does so much not only for me, but for my whole family. She had to work on Thanksgiving, but she also had to make stuffing, California vegetables, and crescent rolls for the gathering at my grandma's house. Originally, my sisters and I were going to help my grandma and grandpa all morning because they are getting too old for all the work; however, I convinced my eldest sister that we should stay home and cook while Missy goes to grandma's. As soon as my mom left for work my sister and I started cooking and were finished by the time my mom got home. My mom was so surprised that we cooked. Then she was able to get ready and go to the party with us on time. She was very thankful that we helped her out.
It felt good to help my mom out because she goes over and beyond for my sisters and I. The Marist mark I fulfilled was: Marist students serve. Since, my mom is always serving me and doing things for me, I gave up time for myself in order to do something for her.

I am the Messenger Ace of Diamonds

The person I received was Coach Bromberek. The only prior information I knew is that she is the softball coach. So I started with Lizzie, who wrote Bromberek's name, and she suggested a Sport's Authority gift card for equipment. However, I thought about it and decided I wanted to do something that had more meaning and thought behind it. So I kept asking around until I came to Vanessa Villasenor, who suggested that I do something for her and her kids.
During the weekend I went through a box off little gifts that my mother adds to and I found some children's books and a stuffed football. I thought that would be perfect for her kids. Then I found a copy of my favorite childhood book, I'll Love You Forever, and immediately knew it would be the absolute perfect book for her to share with her children. The book describes how a mother unconditionally loves her child and throughout his life, as he grows, she still recognizes him as her baby. In the end, when the mother is old, he then goes to the mother and sings the same song she ritually sang to him. This is a very touching book that every mother can appreciate and love and I hoped it would be the same for her. I also wrote a beautiful quote about mothers on a softball.
Today, November 25, 2013, I gave the bag to someone in her gym class. The people in her gym class said she became emotional and almost cried. They said she was so happy and thankful. They also said she loved the book I'll Love You Forever, and that she has a copy now but it's her sister's and she just had to give it back. She was very happy to now have a copy of her own that she could cherish with her children. The people said that Coach Bromberek wanted to know who did it to return the favor, but no one told.
I felt really happy to do this deed, especially after finding the book I'll Love You Forever because it is such an important book to me and I wanted to share the love. I was nervous and anxious to know her reaction and happy to hear she absolutely loved it. Going out of my comfort zone was different, but like Ed, it made me feel good about my self to know that I helped a person. I fulfilled the Marist marks: Marist students serve and Marist students love. By letting Coach Bromberek know she is a good mother, I helped her gain confidence and feel good about herself. Starting with my love of the book, I handed it onto her so she can now share that mother's love with her children.