Jeff Louis, 22, was clocked into work early at Gionino’s Pizza to deliver pizza to LifePoint Church. He went in thinking it would be just another day at work. But Pastor Ken Wright had something else in mind.

A New Jersey waitress is making headlines for a small, kind gesture that turned into something big.

When you share small acts of kindness, you are giving back more than you might think. You spread cheer to someone else. You elevate your own mood. You inspire more giving. Giving can have a ripple effect. Oh, and you just may enjoy the feeling of giving so much that it turns into a giving spirit that lives on well past the holidays.