Chelsea Davenport of Richardson found inspiration in a time of tragedy to start spreading some cheer around the community.
Last April, she was driving to a friend's house when she began thinking about her recently passed father "Poppy." Overcome with emotion, she had to pull over, and that's when she noticed a gigantic, smile-face sign in a neighbor's yard.
Davenport told the Dallas Morning News "I had never seen a sign like this before, and I wondered, ‘What is going on? Why is this here?’ I came inside my friend’s house crying, ‘Why is Poppy’s smiley face in your neighbor’s yard?’"
So, in honor of Poppy, Davenport began placing the same smiley face signs in her yard, and the kindness and joy they brought spread to the entire neighborhood.
She said "I was just trying to put a smile on somebody’s face that needed it or that had made me smile, thank them. People were calling me saying this person needs a smile, they were just diagnosed with breast cancer or someone got a job and was celebrating."
That simple yard sign helped Davenport in her healing process, and now she wants to make sure brings that relief to others.
Recalling the words of Poppy, she said "The most important things in life are family, friends and being kind to everyone."
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