“I firmly believe in small gestures: pay for their coffee, hold the door for strangers, over tip, smile or try to be kind even when you don’t feel like it, pay compliments, chase the kid’s runaway ball down the sidewalk and throw it back to Continue reading →
When did it become acceptable to be mean and not kind? In my world it is NOT acceptable but I have seen it time and time again and it is eating at me. Comments about a performer ‘s stomach. Comments about an outfit that someone Continue reading →
A kindness pandemic is a good kind of pandemic to have. It has been one crazy year in 2020 but everywhere I am able to see the kindness that people are sharing with one another. Whether it is donating to a fundraiser for school supplies, Continue reading →
I ventured out yesterday. Honestly I have gone out very little since March. I can count on one hand the number of visits I have made inside a store. I have several reasons that I am limiting my trips to retail establishments. Everyone I know Continue reading →
It really is quite simple. At least in my mind it is. A lot of things could be made much better if we all just practiced a little kindness every day. I get tired of all of the negativity and if you are like me Continue reading →
My favorite author, Sean Dietrich, has to be one of the most generous and compassionate folks on this planet. I have raved about him before on the blog and shared my admiration for him, his writing, his podcasts, his blog, his kindness, the list goes Continue reading →
“I have never met a person whose greatest need was anything other than real, unconditional love. You can find it in a simple act of kindness toward someone who needs help. There is no mistaking love…it is the common fiber of life, the flame that Continue reading →
Earlier this week I had my red Subaru Outback loaded with garbage bags of donations for Goodwill. I decided to check and see if the donation trailer in the Walmart parking lot was open instead of taking the load to the store. I had to Continue reading →
When did it become acceptable to be mean and not kind? In my world it is NOT acceptable but I have seen it time and time again and it is eating at me. Comments about a performer ‘s stomach. Comments about an outfit that someone Continue reading →
There are moments in history which will always be stuck in my mind. Moments like when Chris gave me my engagement ring. When I said I do in the chapel at Ohio Northern University. When each of my boys was born. When I got the Continue reading →
