Family puts away the tree, but not the kindness ornament
How anxious are you to get the tree down once Christmas is over? Are you one of those people who says, “Time for spring! Let’s move on!” — or are you more inclined to sit in the quiet glow of the strings of lights for just a few more weeks? I bet there is one
Monday blogs are temporarily off the chess board
Exciting news! I’m writing a new book in 2021! A friend once gave me a chess piece with the reminder that only so many pieces fit on the board. Every time we add a project to our lives, we have to be willing to put something else aside for a bit. I apologize if you
Resolve to say something kind
How many times do you think some ugly or disagreeable thought and manage to keep it to yourself? Good job! It’s better to button our lips when we know what we want to say isn’t kind. But this new year, I’d like us to resolve to open our mouths. Let our words flow. No, not
Christmas kindness stays with us long after the holidays
I’ve noticed something over the past nine years of writing this column. Acts of Christmas kindness seem to have a special ability to stay with us throughout years and even decades. Two women have shared just those types of kindness with me in the following stories. The first is from Gretchen Robinson from South Hill,
Show kindness to those hurting this holiday season
Someone somewhere is grieving this holiday season. Maybe it’s you. Maybe it’s someone you love. It can be hard to know how our kindness will be received when we’re dealing with someone who is in incredible pain. After all, hurt people hurt people. If we reach out, we may end up resented, rejected or, worse
Don’t miss it
I took a quick trip to Montana this weekend to research a future kindness project. Before I left, my husband said, “Enjoy the mountains!” Although I’ve driven through mountains before, I don’t recall staying in a place where I could just sit and see them. I got off the plane in Missoula and hopped in
Small-town kindness matters big time
We never know what each day will bring. Does that thought elicit fear or excitement or gratitude in you? Maybe it stirs up a combination of feelings. Just last year, Alysa Tulibaski was enjoying a special evening with family when her husband was called to the aid of people who certainly didn’t see what was
