He is still in the business of miracles
Someone out there today needs an important reminder. Maybe it’s you. Here it is: God is still in the business of miracles. God is still providing a way. God is so big and yet concerned about the tiniest details in your life. I’m sitting here with tears in my eyes because of a miracle He
Kindness helps kids work through the hard things in life
There’s a pretty big celebrity living in my neighborhood. I hate to brag, but the president lives just a few doors down from me. If you weren’t aware, you might drive past his house without knowing it. His name is Dawson, and he is president of the student body at Lincoln Elementary School in Aberdeen,
The puppies get me ready for the people
I don’t love social media. If anyone from my kindness team is reading this, they are rolling their eyes right now, because that statement is a massive understatement. I love having real conversations with real people, but anything over a computer feels a little forced to me. (Can you tell I was born before home
If you look for kindness, you will find it
When I first started writing this “Kindness is Contagious” column nine years ago, I misunderstood what “weekly” meant. The publisher said, “It’s a weekly column.” I heard, “Write it when you have something to write about.” I asked readers to send in their stories of kindness, but I quickly learned to become an investigator of
Remembering time
Our minds can go in a lot of directions in a short period of time. Would you agree? Just yesterday I was thinking about Christmas presents, the Packers’ game and tomatoes all at the same time. Has that ever happened to you? A few weeks ago, I met a magician named Taylor Hughes. I didn’t
Woman shares gratitude and kindness through shoeboxes
I walked past the green and red shoeboxes and my heart caught just a little bit. I was in the middle of Hobby Lobby and my senses were overwhelmed with plaid pillows, glittery ornaments and ceramic Santas. But it was the tidy stack of boxes that held my attention. Those boxes are a connection to
Planting a dream
I planted a tree this weekend. Clearly I was somewhere other than Aberdeen, SD because no one plants trees in South Dakota in November. But they do in San Diego! Have you ever gone somewhere warm and sunny when everyone you know back home is freezing their weebles off? It’s kind of awesome. But I’m
